Farm Houses at Pennant Hills, 1932 / Lloyd Rees
Farm Houses at Pennant Hills, 1932 / Lloyd Rees
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1932
Call Numbers
V/320
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Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 26.2 x 28.4 cm - pencil on paper
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Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Copyright holder : A. and J. Rees
Approval for reproduction required
Rights and Restrictions Information : All use of works by Lloyd Rees should be referred to VISCOPY
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Pencil sketch on paper depicting a cluster of farm houses in Pennant Hills, 25 km north-west of the Sydney CBD, in a location identified by other views as ‘Thompsons Corner’. The farm houses atop a rocky hill, the surrounding trees, a post and rail fence and distant buildings are all shown in meticulous detail. The drawing is signed and dated lower...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Farm Houses at Pennant Hills, 1932 / Lloyd Rees
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
In his 1985 autobiography, Rees describes a revelation in his drawing style that occurred while waiting at Pennant Hills for the bus to Parramatta. Having on hand only ivory smooth paper, usually recommended for pen drawing, he experienced “a new sense of the pencil” and “became aware of the remarkable power of line to suggest the essential charact...
Signature / Inscriptions
3 encapsulated labels previously affixed to reverse:
1. ‘H. Fleming / His Framing / 22 Hunter Street / (Opp. Hardy Bros.) / Sydney / Tel. BW 6013’
2. ‘H. Fleming & Co. / Picture Framers / 22 Hunter Street, (Opposite Hardy Bros.) / Sydney / Telephone BW 6013 / Farm Houses at Pennant Hills / By Lloyd Rees / Upper Bayview St. McMahons Pt. / Ins...
Object History
Previously owned by Sir Lionel Lindsay, Sydney, and James O. Fairfax AC, New South Wales
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Deutscher and Hackett Pty Ltd, September 2017
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
V/320
Record Identifier
n88XLLdn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88XLLdn
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Reference code
1011599
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