The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts the town of Boulogne with the city buildings in the background, railway engines and trucks, and soldiers marching in the foreground. This drawing was likely made on an excised double page spread from Streeton's sketchbook ART93175, where he did other drawings of Boulogne.
Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg School in Melbourne in the late nineteenth century. His name is linked with Tom Roberts, Charles Conder, and Frederick McCubbin as responsible for developing in Australia an impressionist technique of painting, and depicting scenes that embraced the nationalistic concerns of the last two decades of the nineteenth century. During his lifetime he was acknowledged as the finest painter of the Australian landscape; he was the first Australian painter to be honoured by a retrospective exhibition in his own lifetime; and only the second to be knighted.
In 1918 while based in London, he was appointed by the Australian War Memorial as an official war artist and travelled to France to record the involvement of Australians in the battles taking place along the Somme River. During the period of his employment he produced ten paintings and eighty-six drawings that are held by the Memorial. These were all executed in the years 1918 and 1919. The Memorial later purchased his HMS Renown, Sydney Harbour painted in 1922, and commissioned several large paintings of significant wartime subjects.
Partial sketch of a cityscape, viewed from a high vantage point, with trucks and cars on the streets. The city is possibly Boulogne as it bears a similarity to ART12630. Boulogne, was one of the three
Sketch of a cityscape with a river in the foreground and barges full of people onboard. This could possibly be some sort of victory celebration towards the end of the First World War. The city is poss
The right hand side [upside down] of a sketch of a cityscape with a river in the foreground and barges full of people onboard. This could possibly be some sort of victory celebration towards the end o
The left hand side [upside down] of a cityscape sketch. It is from a high vantage point, possibly from a window of a tall building, depicting city roofs with chimney stacks, and streets, gardens and c
Partial sketch of a cityscape, viewed from a high vantage point, with trucks and cars on the streets. The city is possibly Boulogne as it bears a similarity to ART12630. Boulogne, was one of the three
The left hand side [upside down] of a sketch of a cityscape with a river in the foreground and barges full of people onboard. This could possibly be some sort of victory celebration towards the end of
Artists sketchbook covering the campaign in the Somme Valley, November 1918. The sketchbook comprises 27 pages, including 5 blank pages, 20 sketches and two illegible partial sketches. Places depicte
Depicts a sketch of a French train engine at Boulogne with smoke rising and carriages attached, and a group of people standing outside the front of the train. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of t
Preliminary sketch of an interior view of the wrecked church at Le Cateau. Note the absence of the dove Streeton included in the painting. This drawing was made in Streeton's sketchbook ART93175 and l
Depicts Peronne with ruined buildings in the background, artillery at left and a stone bridge at centre right. This drawing was made in Streeton's sketchbook ART93175 and later excised. Arthur Stree
Depicts a view of the landscape outside Amiens. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg School in Melbourne in the late nineteenth century. His name is linked with Tom R
Depicts a view of the Somme valley from near Corbie. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the painters of the Heidelberg School in Melbourne in the late nineteenth century. His name is linked with
Depicts the British 4th Army pigeon loft for communications. The loft is damaged with holes in the roof and parts of the walls. This drawing was made in Streeeton's sketchbook ART93175 and later excis
