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Louis Buvelot b. 3 March 1814

Also known as Abram-Louis Buvelot
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Swiss landscape painter and portrait photographer, settled in Melbourne in 1864, admired by the artists from the Heidelberg area such as Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton who bestowed him with the accolade of 'Father of Australian painting'. In the 1870s, his work increasingly drew elements from Australian landscape such as the bush land in works like Lilydale (1878) and Bush Track.
  • Biographical Data b. 3 March 1814 Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 42 people
  • Groups 2 groups
  • Works 10 works
  • Exhibitions 9 exhibitions
  • Collections 3 collections
  • Recognitions 1 recognition
  • References 17 references
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
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    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • Private collections
  • Tate Gallery, London, England, UK
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Updated Nov. 7, 2012
Created Jan. 1, 1992
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  • The Australian Landscape 1972- 1973 1 user 94%

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