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Arthur Streeton

ARTHUR STREETON
THE SELECTOR’S HUT:
WHELAN ON THE LOG, 1890

ARTHUR STREETON
Australia 1867-1943

THE SELECTOR’S HUT: WHELAN ON THE LOG, 1890
oil on canvas
76.7 x 51.2 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

This work was painted at the height of Summer, early in 1890. The setting was the Eaglemont hillside, on the Mount Eagle estate belonging to Charles Davies. This would have been in the vicinity of what is now Summit Drive, Eaglemont. The model for the selector, relaxing on the log, was Jack Whelan. He was the caretaker-farmer of the estate, and at this time, shared the old house on the estate with Arthur Streeton. Another work depicting Jack Whelan, and reportedly painted at the same site on the same day, is ‘Under a Southern Sun’ by Charles Conder.

Further information:
Image of Charles Conder Under A Southern Sun, 1890
Photograph of Walter Withers and Jack Whelan c. 1889

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