Eugene von Guerard was a famous Australian landscape painting artist. He was popular for his Victorian landscape paintings. He was born in Vienna in 1811. His father, Bernard Von Guerard was a court painter. Eugene studied painting under the master Johann Schirmer. He tried to work in the Australian goldfields. But he was unsuccessful in that field. He decided to have a painting career in 1854. His growth was amazing in this domain. Soon he was appointed as the curator of the National Gallery of Victoria.
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His major paintings include:
- View of Geelong, 1856
- Bush fire between Mount Elephant and Timboon, 1857
- Govett’s Leap and Grose River Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales (1873)
- Mount Abrupt, the Grampians, Victoria
- Waterfall, Strath Creek (1862)
Eugene von Guerard Paintings
Great application of perspective. the depth in the fields is powerful.
Amazing landscape paintings really an amazing work.