Geelong Art Gallery
Section of Fredrick McCubbin's Bush
Burial
The Geelong Art Gallery is
considered one of the state's finest provincial galleries.
The gallery was established
in 1896 and the current building dates back to 1913. The land was donated
by the City Council and building was financed by public subscriptions and
a government grant.
There have been many expansions to the building with
major changes in years, 1937, 1958 and 1970.
The collection of late 19th
and early 20th century paintings by British artists and members of the Royal
Academy reflect the prevailing taste of the time
There are works by Louis Buvelot,
Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Rupert Bunny, E. Phillips Fox and the Galleries
best know painting Frederick McCubbin's 'Bush Burial'.
Photo: Frederick Mc Cubbin, A Bush Burial one of the
treasured artworks owned by the Geelong Art Gallery
Frederick Mc Cubbin, A Bush Burial,
1890. oil on canvas, 122.5x224.5cm. Purchased by
public subscription 1900.Geelong Art Gallery
Contemporary artists in the collection include Fred Williams.
As well as many temporary
exhibitions from local and overseas artists, the gallery houses more than
3,000 works, many displayed on a rotating basis so that a proportion can
be viewed at any time.
It is open Tues. to Fri. from
10am. to 5pm.; on
Sat, Sun. and public holidays from 1pm. to 5pm. It is closed
Mondays, Good Friday and Christmas Day.
A small admission charge applies with family and concession
rates available. Conducted tours of the permanent collection
are on Wed. and Sun. at 2.30pm. with afternoon tea provided
for a token fee.
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