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Artist
Edward Roper
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Born
1830
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Died
1909
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Title
In Ferntree Gully, Dandenong
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Date of Production
c. 1867
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Dimensions
39.3 x 77.7 cm
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Credit Details
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferry, 1986
Edward Roper
In Ferntree Gully, Dandenong
The painter, writer and
illustrator Edward Roper travelled extensively visiting Australia,
New Zealand, Canada and the United States in the latter half of the
nineteenth century. The Australian bush and its exotic
fauna and flora were still of great interest to the old world and
Roper, who visited Australia at least twice between1855 and the
late 1880's, produced a number of watercolours, oils, sketches and
prints of various landscapes, including gold mining and the
bush.
In this work the artist has captured the light falling on the
ferns and the lyrebirds in a clearing but much of the remainder of
the picture is painted in rich dark colours. The exotic nature of
the scene is further emphasised by the bright splashes of colour
that Roper has used for the darting parrots.