The Artists

David Davies

DAVID DAVIES
STUDY OF MALE NUDE, c. 1887

DAVID DAVIES
Born Australia 1864, Died Great Britain 1939

STUDY OF MALE NUDE, c. 1887
charcoal, Sheet 82.6 x 38.8cm
Purchased with Maude Glover Fleay Fund, 1979
Collection: Ballarat Fine Art Gallery

This work is typical of the charcoal works that were produced by students studying under the Drawing Master, Frederick McCubbin at the Drawing School, National Gallery of Victoria.

Davies was enrolled in Frederick McCubbin's classes in the first half of 1886, and his drawing skills must have impressed McCubbin, for he allowed Davies to enter the School of Painting, after only six months tuition.

It is believed that David Davies gave the drawing to Maude Glover, who was one of his students in 1889. In 1887, Davies painted the portrait of Maude Glover's sister, Mabel, and this portrait is in the Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum.

Copyright Notice
No works can be copied from this site. Permission to publish or reproduce can be sought from the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. All Rights Reserved medialaunch Pty. Ltd.

Left: Arthur Streeton - Above Us The Great Grave Sky, 1890
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.