McCauley's Farm
Kenneth MacQueen, Artist
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About the Work
'His
watercolours
are
noted
for
their
simplicity,
and
for
their
lyrical
and
decorative
qualities.
Shape,
structure
and
colour
played
a
dominant
role
in
his
art,
engendering
a
bold
and
dynamic
expression
which
infused
vitality
into
the
prevailing
academicism
of
Australian
water-colour
painting.
Macqueen's
approach—which
strove
to
reduce
the
landscape
to
a
formalized,
semi-abstract
pattern
of
translucent
washes—closely
aligned
his
output
with
that
of
leading
early-modernist
painters.
Unlike
many
of
his
contemporaries,
however,
he
attempted
to
render
the
landscape
in
a
more
direct
and
expressive
manner,
accentuating
design
and
rhythm
as
the
dominant
elements
in
his
work.'
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macqueen-kenneth-robertson-11025
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macqueen-kenneth-robertson-11025
Measurements
Image 400 x 465mm
Frame 600 x 740mm
Frame 600 x 740mm
Media
watercolour on paper
Description
Landscape of green fields, fenceline across foreground, blue skies with white fluffy clouds.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased by Dr Robertson on behalf of the Gallery, 1937.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
19 Feb 1937
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Accession Number:
1937/2/2