Ruth Sutherland (1884–1948), was an Australian painter and art critic. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.[1]
Ruth Sutherland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884 Adelaide, Australia |
| Died | 1948 (aged 63–64) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting, Writing |
| Movement | Impressionism |
Biography edit
Sutherland was born in Adelaide in 1884.[2] She was granddaughter to notable sketcher George Sutherland, who emigrated to Australia from Scotland.[3] She was a pupil of Gwen Barringer in South Australia before coming to Melbourne.[4] She attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School where she was taught by Lindsay Bernard Hall.[5]
Sutherland wrote articles for the Melbourne newspaper 'The Age' and to the journal 'Art in Australia'[5] about Max Meldrum[6] and Hilda Rix Nicholas.[7]
Sutherland was the niece of the painter Jane Sutherland and the sister of the composer Margaret Sutherland.[8] She was also a cousin of Stella Bowen's.[9] She was a member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters.[1] She had a joint exhibition of oils, watercolours and pastels with fellow artists Dora Wilson and May Roxburgh in 1918.[10] Sutherland had a history with Dora Wilson prior to later established artist societies, exhibiting as part of "The Waddy" in 1909, along with Janet Cumbrae Stewart and Nora Gurdon.[11] She enjoyed doing landscapes, renting a cottage in Lilydale with Bernice Edwell and Florence Rodway to sketch the surrounding country.[12] She also exhibited with the Yarra Sculptors' Society.[13]
She died in 1948.[2] A memorial exhibition of her work referred to her as "a quiet artist in a mode of painting now largely abandoned" and that her works were most sympathetic.[14]
Selected works edit
- Watercolour paintings by Ruth Sutherland
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Still life, Private collection -
Homestead, Private collection -
The Ruin & Trees, Private collection -
Girl in a hammock, National Gallery of Victoria
Exhibitions edit
- 1909, "The Waddy" society of artists, Guild Hall[11]
- 1909, Federal Art Exhibition, North terrace[15]
- 1911, Yarra Sculptors Society, Athenaeum Hall[16]
- 1912, "The Waddy" society (with Dora Taylor and Janet Cumbrae Stewart), Tuckett and Styles' Gallery[17]
- 1912, Group exhibition (with Dora Wilson and Nora Gurdon), Tuckett and Styles' Gallery[18]
- 1912 Victorian Artists Society autumn exhibition, Albert Street galleries[19]
- 1913, Group exhibition, Athenaeum Hall[20]
- 1914, Australian Art Association, Athenaeum Hall[21]
- 1914, British History Tableaux (in aid of Red Cross), Victorian Artists Society[22]
- 1914, Twelve Melbourne Painters Society second exhibition, Athenaeum Hall[23]
- 1915, Victorian Artists Society twentieth annual exhibition[24]
- 1916, Victorian Artists Society annual exhibition[25]
- 1916, French Week appeal exhibition, Town Hall[26]
- 1917, Australian Art Association fifth annual exhibition[27]
- 1918, Group exhibition (with Dora Wilson and May Roxburgh), Fine Art Society
- 1919, French aid exhibition, Fine Art Galleries[28]
- 1919, Twenty Melbourne Painters Society, Athenaeum Gallery[29]
- 1919, Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors annual exhibition, Victoria Markets[30]
- 1920, Twenty Melbourne Painters Society, Athenaeum Hall[31]
- 1940, Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors annual exhibition, Athenaeum Gallery[32]
- 1941, Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors annual exhibition, Athenaeum Gallery[33]
- 1950, Memorial exhibition for Ruth Sutherland, Melbourne Book Club Gallery[14]
References edit
- ^ a b "Members". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Ruth Sutherland". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Rosewarne, Stuart (2011). "George Sutherland b. 1829". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Gwen Barringer's Pupils Exhibition". Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954). 22 May 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Ruth Sutherland (1884-1948) Australia". Australian Art Auction Records. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "No. 3 (1917)". Trove. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Sutherland". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Ruth Sutherland b. 1884". Design & Art Australia Online (DAAO). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "WOMEN SHOW PICTURES". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 29 April 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b "EXHIBITION OF PICTURES". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 19 June 1909. p. 31. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "SOCIAL". Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939). 7 February 1918. p. 31. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "YARRA SCULPTORS' SOCIETY EXHIBITION". Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925). 14 September 1911. p. 44. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Art show joyous in colour". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 7 March 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "FEDERAL ART EXHIBITION". Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). 7 November 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "YARRA SCULPTORS' SOCIETY EXHIBITION". Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925). 14 September 1911. p. 44. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Artistic Trio. - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) - 6 May 1912". Herald. 6 May 1912. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "GENERAL NEWS". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 3 May 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "SKETCH SHOW". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 15 April 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "PICTURE EXHIBITION". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 2 September 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "ART EXHIBITIONS". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 5 June 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "SCENES FROM BRITISH HISTORY: TABLEAUX BY VICTORIAN ARTISTS' SOCIETY, IN AID OF RED CROSS FUND". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 31 October 1914. p. 28. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "FIRES AT FITZROY". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 17 August 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "VICTORIAN ARTISTS ANNUAL EXHIBITION". Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925). 6 May 1915. p. 21. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "VICTORIAN ARTISTS' SOCIETY". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 9 May 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "FRENCH WEEK APPEAL FUND". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 19 June 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "COASTAL VIEWS". North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899 - 1919). 19 October 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "EXHIBITION OF PICTURES TO AID CHILDREN OF FRANCE". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 31 May 1919. p. 15. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "TWENTY PAINTERS EXHIBIT". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 9 August 1919. p. 37. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "WOMEN PAINTERS' EXHIBITION—GARDEN FETE AT SCOTS COLLEGE". Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938). 26 November 1919. p. 14. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "TWENTY MELBOURNE PAINTERS". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 4 August 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ ""MODERNS" TAKE HONORS IN WOMEN PAINTERS' SHOW". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 14 October 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "ART AND WAR". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 22 October 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
External links edit
- images of Ruth Sutherland's paintings on MutualArt
- Biographical cuttings on Ruth Sutherland, National Library of Australia
- Ruth Sutherland: Australian art and artists file, State Library Victoria