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City of Fremantle Art Collection > Records

(Arthur head Fremantle and mouth of the Swan River Estuary with storm clouds)

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George A. Forsyth

1893

Overview

Oil paint on mill board

Historical information

This work was identified by the curator at Town Hall Centre following deframing during an inventory process. The work was likely a gift to the City of Fremantle, according to artist's family/Estate. The image of this artwork was taken prior to conservation.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-7-1471

Item type

Landscape Paintings

Themes

Art and Design
Environment

Material

Width

68.5000 cm

Height or length

48.3000 cm

Depth

3.5000 cm

Contextual Information

This painting depicts the mouth of the Swan River prior to construction of the new harbour, as viewed from Ferry Point.

Keywords

Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

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View of the mouth of the Swan River Estuary prior to construction of the new harbour, viewed from Ferry Point

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