tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post1224579650795237568..comments2024-03-27T07:48:23.030-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: ART SUNDAY - EUGENE VON GUÉRARDIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-30398211489231768712012-09-23T14:10:21.073-11:002012-09-23T14:10:21.073-11:00I love von Guerard's work and agree that he th...I love von Guerard's work and agree that he thoroughly deserved to be made the First Master of Painting at the NG School, Melbourne and Curator of the NGV.<br /><br />But his landscapes, although given specific Australian titles, don't look Australian. You suggested that was because von Guerard’s training was imbued with the philosophy of German Romanticism.<br /><br />I actually think that no European artist in the mid 19th century and see what was unique, scary and amazing about Australian landscapes, flora and fauna. It was asking too much of European settlers to view the countryside with Australian eyes.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com