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StatsBoobook owl
1800
32.0 x 29.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria
the sydney bird painter (? – ?)
Discover the Sydney Bird Painter, a renowned Australian artist known for exquisite natural history bird paintings from the late 18th century. Explore their rare works featuring owls and waterfowl, capturing Australia's unique avian beauty.
National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)
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The earliest painting made in Australia in the National Gallery of Victoria’s collection, Boobook owl is the work of an unidentified artist who is thought to have also contributed to a group of ornithological watercolours, dated to c. 1790, in a volume held in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. The work of at least three different individuals has been identified in these watercolours and these artists are now collectively referred to as
About this artwork
- Title: Boobook owl
- Artist: the sydney bird painter
- Year: 1800
- Original dimensions: 32.0 x 29.0 cm
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: National Gallery of Victoria
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Perceived brightness: brilliant