Narre Warren
Maker
Shirley Colby
Production date
Unknown
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Production date
Unknown
Description
Oil painting of a landscape in an impressionistic style, showing an unsealed road, fence, trees and dappled shade in the foreground, loosely described maroon and white shapes in surrounding paddocks in the midground, and hills in the distance under a light blue sky with soft clouds.
Artist/Maker and role
Shirley Colby: Artist
Media/Materials description
oil on canvas on composition board
Measurements
29.2 x 39.4 cm (sight), 30.2 x 40.6 cm (board), 40.2 x 50.3 x 3.3 cm (frame)
Signature & date
Signed in the lower right corner in oil paint "S Colby".
Makers mark on the back of board "WINSORANDNEWTON/ SIZE/ 406 x 305 mm./ NEWTON/ EXTRA QUALITY COTTON/ CANVAS BOARD/ MADE IN U.S.A. FOR/ WINSOR & NEWTON/ PTY LTD/ ARTARMON/ N.S.W./ AUSTRALIA/ SUPPLIED/ IN THE/ FOLLOWING/ SIZES/ 178 x 127 mm/ 203 x 152 mm/ 254 x 203 mm/ 305 x 229 mm/ 305 x 254 mm/ 381 x 305 mm/ 406 x 203 mm/ 406 x 305 mm/ 457 x 356 mm/ 457 x 381 mm/ 508 x 254 mm/ 508 x 406 mm/ 610 x 305 mm/ 610 x 457 mm/ 610 x 508 mm/ 762 x 381 mm/ 762 x 508 mm/ 762 x 381 mm/ 762 x 508 mm/ 762 x 610 mm/ 914 x 610 mm" Inscribed in black marker on a round red sticker on reverse of frame in the lower right corner "5".
Makers mark on the back of board "WINSORANDNEWTON/ SIZE/ 406 x 305 mm./ NEWTON/ EXTRA QUALITY COTTON/ CANVAS BOARD/ MADE IN U.S.A. FOR/ WINSOR & NEWTON/ PTY LTD/ ARTARMON/ N.S.W./ AUSTRALIA/ SUPPLIED/ IN THE/ FOLLOWING/ SIZES/ 178 x 127 mm/ 203 x 152 mm/ 254 x 203 mm/ 305 x 229 mm/ 305 x 254 mm/ 381 x 305 mm/ 406 x 203 mm/ 406 x 305 mm/ 457 x 356 mm/ 457 x 381 mm/ 508 x 254 mm/ 508 x 406 mm/ 610 x 305 mm/ 610 x 457 mm/ 610 x 508 mm/ 762 x 381 mm/ 762 x 508 mm/ 762 x 381 mm/ 762 x 508 mm/ 762 x 610 mm/ 914 x 610 mm" Inscribed in black marker on a round red sticker on reverse of frame in the lower right corner "5".
Photography credit (first image)
Photograph: Viki Petherbridge
System ID
1308
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