Walter Withers b. 22 October 1854

Also known as Walter Herbert Withers
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
The English born painter Walter Withers is known for his moody landscapes of the Victorian landscape around Heidelberg, Eaglemont and Creswick. In the brotherhood that was the Heidelberg school he was called 'The Colonel' for his ability to organise the others. He rented the old farmstead at Charterisville that became the home for a generation of painters in 1890 and he also taught and mentored many of his younger colleagues.
Tags: Heidelberg School
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associate of
Emanuel Phillips Fox
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charles Hubert De Castella
1854
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Ugo Catani
1854
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Samuel Albert Edmonds
1854
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Vida Lahey
1854
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Percy Lindsay
1854
Artist
associate of
J. Miller Marshall
1854
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Cyrus Mason
1854
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Mather
1854
Artist (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
friend of
Frederick McCubbin
1854
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Leon Pole
1854
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Harold Septimus Power
1854
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dora Beatrice Serle
1854
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Clara Southern
1854
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Frederick Matthew Williams
1854
Artist (Painter)
parent of
Margery Pitt Withers
1854
Artist (Painter)

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Residences
  • c.1854 - c.1870 Aston Manor, Warwickshire, England
  • c.1870 - c.1882 London, England, UK
  • c.1883 - 1887 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1887 - 1887 Handsworth-with-Soho, Staffordshire, England
  • 1887 Paris, France
  • 1888 - 1890 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1890 - 1893 Charterisville, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1893 Creswick, Vic.
  • 1894 - 1902 Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1902 - 13 October 1914 Eltham, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1890 - c.1900 Charterisville, Eaglemont, Melbourne, Vic
  • c.1879 - c.1882 London, England, UK
  • c.1897 - c.1900 Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria
  • c.1884 - c.1914 Melbourne, Victoria
Other occupations
  • draughtsman 1893 Creswick, Vic.
  • art teacher 1894 - c.1897 Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic.
  • draughtsman
  • art teacher
Tags
  • Heidelberg School
Alternative names
  • Walter Herbert Withers
Arrivals
  • 1882
  • 1882
Related people
  • Fox, Emanuel Phillips (associate of)
  • Fox, Emanuel Phillips (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Heidelberg School (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Heidelberg School (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
Related works
  • Droving Sheep (creator of)
  • Droving Sheep (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
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