John Glover b. 18 February 1767

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Glover's direct experience of nature, both as a pioneer settler and painter, resulted in a fresh and vital approach to Australian painting. Subtleties of the Australian sunlight and the native landscape helped him to throw off the picturesque aesthetic he had so long employed.
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References [<ExternalResource: Hansen, David (2003), 'John Glover and the colonial picturesque'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: McPhee, J. (1980), 'The Art of John Glover', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Bonyhady, T. (1985), 'Images in Opposition', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Radford, R. (1988), 'Et in arcadia ego', Creating Australia, Art Gallery South Australia catalogue, Adelaide.>, <ExternalResource: Sayers, A. (1989), 'Drawing in Australia', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Topliss, H. (1979), 'Our own Glover?', Art and Australia, 6/3, March.>, <ExternalResource: Watkins, J. (ed) (1988), 'Stories of Australian Art', Commonwealth Institute catalogue, London, England.>, <ExternalResource: (1989), 'Fine Australian Paintings', Sotheby's (Melbourne) catalogue, April, 17.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Darby, Garry.>] [<ExternalResource: Hansen, David (2003), 'John Glover and the colonial picturesque'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]