William Charles Piguenit b. 27 August 1836

Also known as W. C. Piguenit, Bill Piguenit
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Influential and widely exhibited late Colonial era Hobart and Sydney landscape painter, amateur photographer, draughtsman and explorer.
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exhibited at
William Charles Piguenit
Date
1992
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (and touring)
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Art in the 1870s
Date
1976
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“The Australian Landscape” was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors’ Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements.
The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed’. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover.
There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Australian Art
Date
1898
Place
Grafton Gallery, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Chicago World's Fair
Date
1894
Place
Chicago, IL, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Salon
Date
1893
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Queensland Art Society
Date
1888
Place
Brisbane, Qld.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition
Date
1888 - 1889
Place
Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Indian and Colonial Exhibition
Date
1886
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
Date
1883
Place
Tasmania
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Calcutta International
Date
1883
Place
Calcutta, India
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1881
Place
Hobart Town Hall, Hobart, Tas.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art Society of New South Wales
Date
1880
Place
Garden Palace, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Launceston Fine Art Exhibition
Date
1879
Place
Launceston, Tas.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Academy of Arts
Date
1877
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New South Wales Academy of Art
Date
c.1874 - c.1876
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1870
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition
Date
1870
Place
Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Assistant draughtsman
  • Assistant draughtsman
References [<ExternalResource: 'Sydney Morning Herald', Sydney, NSW, 1880-12-20; 1881-03-31; 1881-08-06; 1881-10-05; 1882-05-13; 1882-07-21; 1882-09-23; 1883-03-28; 1883-08-01; 1884-07-16; 1884-07-19; 1885-04-11; 1886-07-30; 1887-02-18; 1887-08-23; 1890-08-30; 1890-09-06; 1891-07-30; 1895-09-28; 1896-10-10; 1898-07-21.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Mail', Sydney, NSW, 1874-04-11; 1875-04-03; 1875-04-17; 1875-05-01; 1875-05-29; 1875-11-13; 1876-04-22; 07; 1877-04-07; 1877-04-14.>, <ExternalResource: 'Mercury', Hobart, Tas., 1892-11-11; 1893-02-04; 1893-03-30; 1893-04-13; 1894-05-02; 1894-06-14; 1894-08-15; 1894-09-04; 1895-02-12.>, <ExternalResource: 'Bulletin', Sydney, NSW, 1881-01-01; 1883-03-24; 1888-11-24; 1890-09-13; 1895-10-05; 1896-10-17; 1900-04-28.>, <ExternalResource: Souter, D. H. (September 1905), 'William Charles Piguenit, an Australian painter', Sydney, NSW : Art and Architecture, vol. 2, (September-October ), .>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Sydney Morning Herald', Sydney, NSW, 1880-12-20; 1881-03-31; 1881-08-06; 1881-10-05; 1882-05-13; 1882-07-21; 1882-09-23; 1883-03-28; 1883-08-01; 1884-07-16; 1884-07-19; 1885-04-11; 1886-07-30; 1887-02-18; 1887-08-23; 1890-08-30; 1890-09-06; 1891-07-30; 1895-09-28; 1896-10-10; 1898-07-21.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Mail', Sydney, NSW, 1874-04-11; 1875-04-03; 1875-04-17; 1875-05-01; 1875-05-29; 1875-11-13; 1876-04-22; 07; 1877-04-07; 1877-04-14.>, <ExternalResource: 'Mercury', Hobart, Tas., 1892-11-11; 1893-02-04; 1893-03-30; 1893-04-13; 1894-05-02; 1894-06-14; 1894-08-15; 1894-09-04; 1895-02-12.>, <ExternalResource: 'Bulletin', Sydney, NSW, 1881-01-01; 1883-03-24; 1888-11-24; 1890-09-13; 1895-10-05; 1896-10-17; 1900-04-28.>, <ExternalResource: Souter, D. H. (September 1905), 'William Charles Piguenit, an Australian painter', Sydney, NSW : Art and Architecture, vol. 2, (September-October ), .>]
Alternative names
  • W. C. Piguenit
  • Bill Piguenit
  • W. C. Piguenit
  • Bill Piguenit
Related people
  • Piguenit, Harriet Victoria (sibling of)
  • Hood, Robin Vaughan (associate of)
  • Randall, Alfred (associate of)
  • Dunnett, Frank C. (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • Bock, Alfred (associate of)
  • Turner, Charles (associate of)
  • Faur, Eccleston Du (associate of)
  • Piguenit, Frederick Le Geyt (child of)
  • Piguenit, Mary Ann (child of)
  • Randall, Agnes (sibling of)
  • Johnston, R. M. (associate of)
  • Bischoff, Joseph (associate of)
  • Sprent, Charles P. (associate of)
  • Leader, Benjamin Williams (associate of)
  • Piguenit, Harriet Victoria (sibling of)
  • Hood, Robin Vaughan (associate of)
  • Randall, Alfred (associate of)
  • Dunnett, Frank C. (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • Bock, Alfred (associate of)
  • Turner, Charles (associate of)
  • Faur, Eccleston Du (associate of)
  • Piguenit, Frederick Le Geyt (child of)
  • Piguenit, Mary Ann (child of)
  • Randall, Agnes (sibling of)
  • Johnston, R. M. (associate of)
  • Bischoff, Joseph (associate of)
  • Sprent, Charles P. (associate of)
  • Leader, Benjamin Williams (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • [Royal] Queensland Art Society (associate of)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (associate of)
  • [Royal] Art Society of New South Wales (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • [Royal] Queensland Art Society (associate of)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (associate of)
  • [Royal] Art Society of New South Wales (associate of)
Related collections
  • (All state and many regional art galleries and libraries). (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • (All state and many regional art galleries and libraries). (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Tasmanian Juvenile Industries exhibition. (received)
  • Wynne Prize (received)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. (received)
  • Queensland Art Society (received)
  • Vice President, Art Society of NSW (received)
  • Calcutta International (received)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (received)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (received)
  • Tasmanian Juvenile Industries exhibition. (received)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (received)
  • Wynne Prize (received)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. (received)
  • Queensland Art Society (received)
  • Vice President, Art Society of NSW (received)
  • Calcutta International (received)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (received)
Related events
  • William Charles Piguenit (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art in the 1870s (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Chicago World's Fair (exhibited at)
  • Salon (exhibited at)
  • Queensland Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Indian and Colonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Calcutta International (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Art Society of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Fine Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • William Charles Piguenit (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art in the 1870s (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Australian Art (None)
  • Chicago World's Fair (exhibited at)
  • Salon (exhibited at)
  • Queensland Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Indian and Colonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (None)
  • Calcutta International (None)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Art Society of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Fine Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
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