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.
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associate of
William Archer
1820
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Cumming
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
James Smith
1813
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Arthur Streeton
1867
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charles Conder
1868
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
associate of
Marc-Louis Arlaud
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associate of
Auguste Moreau
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child of
François-Simeon Buvelot
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child of
née Heizer Jean-Louis Marguerite Buvelot
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sibling of
Eugéne Jean Louis Henri Buvelot
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Prat
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Ferdinand Krumholtz
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Alexandre Calame
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Barthelemy Menn
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Caroline Julie Beguin
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William Cumming
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J. W. Curtis
Artist
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J. H. Carse
Artist
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Thomas Creswick
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Frederick Lee
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H. J. Johnstone
Artist
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William Lynch
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Thomas William Stanford
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Samuel Mullen
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George Knowles Parker
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Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Periods active
  • c.1830 - c.1884
  • c.1830 - c.1874
Residences
  • 1865 - 1888 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1855 - 1864 Switzerland
  • 1854 - 1855 Calcutta, India
  • 1853 - 1854 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 1852 - 1853 Vevey, Switzerland
  • 1840 - 1852 Rio de Janiero, Brazil
  • 1834 Paris, France
  • c.1814 - c.1834 Switzerland
  • 1864 - 1888 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1855 - 1864 Switzerland
  • 1854 - 1855 Calcutta, India
  • 1853 - 1854 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 1852 - 1853 Vevey, Switzerland
  • 1840 - 1852 Rio de Janiero, Brazil
  • Paris, France
  • c.1814 - c.1840 Switzerland
Other occupations
  • Portrait Photographer c.1840 - c.1866
  • Art teacher 1855 - 1864 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • (ANZSIC code: 81) c.1869 - Carlton School of Design, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Portrait Photographer
  • Art teacher
References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art'.>] [<ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]
Arrivals
  • February 1865 (Melbourne, Vic.)
  • 1864 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Trainings
  • drawing , c.1830 Ecole de dessin, Laussane, Switzerland
  • c.1830 Ecole de dessin, Laussane, Switzerland
Related events
  • Swiss Artists in Australia 1777-1991 (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • (Memorial exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Rio Academy of Fine Arts exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Swiss Artists in Australia 1777-1991 (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • (Memorial exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Rio Academy of Fine Arts exhibition (exhibited at)