View of Geelong
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View of Geelong is an 1856 oil painting on canvas by Eugene von Guerard. The painting measures 154.5 x 89 cm and is owned by the Geelong Art Gallery in Victoria, Australia.[1]
It was purchased from English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber for $3.8M. The purchase is the second highest ever for an Australian work of art, with the top being $5.3M paid by the National Gallery of Australia for a portrait of Captain James Cook by John Webber. [1]Template:Dead link
Lloyd Webber had bought the painting in 1996 for A$1.98 million.[2]
In 1996, the painting was loaned to the Geelong Art Gallery, where it proved popular.[3]
In 2005, Lloyd Webber offered the painting for sale via auction house Christie's of London, giving the Geelong Gallery first right of refusal. On 7 July 2006 the Geelong Gallery purchased the painting for permanent display in the Geelong Gallery, after being offered $1.5 million from the Victorian state government and the remainder being sought via a community fundraising appeal.[4]
References
External links
- It's time to bring historic painting home, says Cr McMullin
- Bracks must show the money for View of Geelong
- The great art robbery
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- ↑ View of Geelong at the Geelong Gallery
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- ↑ The future of a Geelong icon needs your support, Geelong Art Gallery Template:Webarchive
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