David Davies b. 21 May 1864

  • Artist (Painter)
David Davies, the son of a Ballarat miner, first came to public notice in the late 1880s when he was a student at the National Gallery School. Although he is best known for his romantic moonlit landscapes of the Victorian countryside, most of his career took place in Paris and in Cornwall, where he was closely associated with the St Ives artists' colony.
Tags: Heidelberg School
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Name
David Davies
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Tags:
Heidelberg School
Birth date
21 May 1864
Birth place
Ballarat, Victoria
Death date
26 March 1939
Death place
Looe, Cornwall, England
Active Period
  • 1887 - 1926
Residence
  • 1864 - 1886 Ballarat, Victoria
  • 1886 - 1890 Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1891 - c.1891 Paris, France
  • 1892 - c.1892 St Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
  • 1893 - 1897 Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1898 - c.1904 Cornwall, England, UK
  • 1905 London, England, UK
  • 1906 - 1908 North Wales, UK
  • 1908 - Dieppe, France
  • 1932 - 1939 Looe, Cornwall, England
Training
  • art classes, - 1886 Ballarat School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
  • 1886 - 1890 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1891 Academie Julian, Paris, France
  • 1892 Artists' colony, St Ives, Cornwall, England
Cultural Heritage
  • Welsh
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Bruce, Candice (1981), 'David Davies'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: (1998), 'The Season of Stress and Toil (illustration), Christie's Australia catalogue, Australian and European Paintings, April 27 and 28, lot 124', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: MacDonald, J.D. (c.1920), 'The Art and Life of David Davies', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, 2 vols', Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson (facsimile reprint, 1980).>] [<ExternalResource: Bruce, Candice (1981), 'David Davies'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]