The Artists

Elizabeth Parsons

ELIZABETH PARSONS
LORNE JETTY, 1879

ELIZABETH PARSONS
Born England 1831, arrived Australia 1870, died 1897

LORNE JETTY, 1879
watercolour on paper, 24.5 x 33 cm
Private Collection

This is another watercolour that Elizabeth Parsons produced while on her visit to Lorne over the Christmas, New Year period in 1879-1880. It is typical of her beach scenes, with the dark trees on the foreshore, casting their shadows across the beach.

To the left is a sailing ship making its way to the jetty, and in the centre distance is the jetty with what appears to be a large crane, possibly used for loading and unloading goods and livestock.

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