• Title
  [View of Double Bay], 1895 / John Campbell
• Creator
  John Campbell, 1855-1924
• Call number
  V/102
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1895
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Watercolours
• Reference code
  441672
• Physical Description
  Drawings - 38.5 x 64.5 cm. - 1 watercolour drawing on paper
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Scant information is known about John Campbell's early life or artistic training. After this view was executed, Campbell settled in Western Australia, though returned to Sydney in the late 1910's. The Art Gallery of Western Australia held an exhibition of Campbell's works in 2003.
  
  Reference:
  Curator of Pictures, June 2004.
• Collection history
  Previously, the watercolour was in the collection of Mr & Mrs Rene Rivkin, acquired Sotheby's, Sydney 3 June 2001, lot 10, Company collection, Sydney
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  The view depicted in this watercolour looks northwards across Double Bay from the higher ground of Edgecliff.
  Associated with the drawing is an old framer's label, "Green Brothers. / Picture-Frame Makers, Plush / Workers, and Mount Cutters / Wholesale and Retail / 241 Oxford St., Darlinghurst. / Old and Faded Photos. Enlarged and Framed a Speciality. / Direct Importers of all descriptions of Picture-Frame Mouldings."
  Digital order no:a128878
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Signed and dated at lower left
• Subject
  Art, Colonial--New South Wales.
  Art, Australian--19th century.
  Bays--New South Wales--Pictorial works.
  
• Topic
  houses
  
• Place
  Double Bay (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3219230

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