Sydney
LONG
Australia
1871
–
London
1955
England, Europe 1910-21; Australia 1921- 22; England 1922-25; Australia 1925-52; England from 1952
27.6 (h) x 37.8 (w) cm , no manufacturer's mark
Signed lower right within image in red watercolour, 'SID LONG'. Not dated. Not titled. Signed verso of backing board upper right in black pencil, 'Sid Long / [illeg.]'. Inscribed verso of backing board lower left to upper left vertically in black pencil, 'Long Reef / Arthur Crawford [inscription appears below small black pencil sketch of reef]'. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra NGA 2012.48 Purchased with funds from the Ruth Robertson Bequest 2012, in memory of Edwin Clive and Leila Jeanne Robertson Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia.
- Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 2012
Overshadowed by a hill, a grey stone farmhouse stands still and secluded, nestling among the trees, with a belt of fenced yards before it. Silence reigns over the place. It is a spare cottage with a large roof and no veranda. In the foreground, the sun shines on a sea of flowers and grasses.
Long frequently depicted places of accidental beauty, intimate landscapes rather than grand vistas. Farmhouse is such an image of the natural world. It demonstrates Long’s feeling for strong form and colour. The strong triangular shape of the dark blue hill is counterpoised against the sloping green paddock and united by the small farmhouse which is placed just right of centre.
Overshadowed by a hill, a grey stone farmhouse stands still and secluded, nestling among the trees, with a belt of fenced yards before it. Silence reigns over the place. It is a spare cottage with a large roof and no veranda. In the foreground, the sun shines on a sea of flowers and grasses.
Long frequently depicted places of accidental beauty, intimate landscapes rather than grand vistas. Farmhouse is such an image of the natural world. It demonstrates Long’s feeling for strong form and colour. The strong triangular shape of the dark blue hill is counterpoised against the sloping green paddock and united by the small farmhouse which is placed just right of centre.
Overshadowed by a hill, a grey stone farmhouse stands still and secluded, nestling among the trees, with a belt of fenced yards before it. Silence reigns over the place. It is a spare cottage with a large roof and no veranda. In the foreground, the sun shines on a sea of flowers and grasses.
Long frequently depicted places of accidental beauty, intimate landscapes rather than grand vistas. Farmhouse is such an image of the natural world. It demonstrates Long’s feeling for strong form and colour. The strong triangular shape of the dark blue hill is counterpoised against the sloping green paddock and united by the small farmhouse which is placed just right of centre.
