Sir arthur streeton paintings of jesus

Australian painter (1867–1943)

Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (8 April 1867 – 1 September 1943) was an Australian landscape painter and a leading member of the Heidelberg School, also known as Australian Impressionism.

Early life

Streeton was born in Mount Moriac, Victoria, south-west of Geelong,^[1] on 8 April 1867, the fourth child of Charles Henry and Mary (née Johnson) Streeton. His family moved to the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1874.^[2] His parents were English migrants who had met on their voyage to Australia in 1854.^[3] In 1882, Streeton commenced art studies with George Folingsby at the National Gallery School.^[4]

In 1885, Streeton exhibited works for the first time with the Victorian Academy of Art.

He found employment as an apprentice lithographer under Charles Troedel.^[5]

Career

During the summer of 1886–87, Streeton, aged nineteen, first befriended Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin while