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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Citations

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • Portrait Photographer c.1840 - c.1866
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) 1855 - 1864 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • (ANZSIC code: 81) c.1869 - Carlton School of Design, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 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