Blue Pacific (Streeton)
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| Blue Pacific | |
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| Artist | Arthur Streeton |
| Year | 1890 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 91.4 cm × 50.8 cm (36.0 in × 20.0 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
Blue Pacific is an 1890 oil on canvas landscape painting by Australian artist Arthur Streeton. The painting depicts a headland on the northern end of the eastern Sydney suburb of Coogee.[1]
Blue Pacific was one of Streeton's first paintings after he moved to Sydney.[1]
Coogee is a very jolly place ... On warm days the place (which is like a nest) is filled with smiles and sweet humanity. I'll come here to die I think.
— Arthur Streeton, [1]
The painting was purchased by Central Coast businessman Jeff d'Albora for AUD1.08M in 2005. Since 2015, it has been on loan to the National Gallery in London.[2] The painting is only the second painting from outside western Europe to be displayed in the National Gallery following a change in the Gallery's collection and display policy.[1]
Gallery director Gabriele Finaldi said the painting demonstrates the influence of French impressionism on Australian art: "Here was a way of capturing the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere in nature when depicting landscapes that had never been depicted before."[3]
