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ADA PLANTE (1875-1950)
Study of 899 Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe circa 1945

oil on canvas on board
signed lower right: A. M. Plante
inscribed center left: Ian Fairweather
inscribed on label verso: Study / A M Plante
inscribed on board: George's Gallery
55 x 47.5cm

PROVENANCE
The Artist's Estate
George's Gallery, Melbourne

RELATED WORKS
Landscape, Fairy Hills, 1945, National Gallery of Victoria permanent collection, acc. no. A16-1977

OTHER NOTES
Ada May Plant and Ian Fairweather crossed paths when they both resided at Darebin Bridge House between 1945-47. Lina Bryans bought the old hotel and invited Ian Fairweather to live there for a time, establishing a haphazard artists commune in the area. Ada Plant had been living there for many years, continuing the spirit of late 19th-century tradition of en plein air painting. The gentle hills and semi-rural surround of the Darebin creek area provided ample inspiration and space to roam.

This painting bears a faintly etched inscription of Fairweather lower left suggesting a collaborative effort in the finishing touches of this topographically significant Ivanhoe landscape.

  • Condition: The painted surface area appears to be very stable. Minimal paint contraction, scattered areas of discolouration and scuffing with small areas of scuffing resulting in minimal paint loss. The painting is housed in what is most likely its original frame. This work is in good original condition.

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