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Julian Rossi Ashton CBE (27 January 1851 – 27 April 1942) was an English-born Australian artist and teacher. He is best known for founding the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and encouraging Australian painters to capture local life and scenery en plein air, greatly influencing the impressionist Heidelberg School movement.
Julian Rossi Ashton CBE (27 January 1851 – 27 April 1942) was an English-born Australian artist and teacher, known for his support of the Heidelberg School and for his influential art school in Sydney.
- Australian
- January 27, 1851
- Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
- April 27, 1942
The Julian Ashton Art School was established by Julian Ashton in 1890 as the "Academy Julian", [1] (perhaps a reference to the Académie Julian in Paris) has been an influential art school in Australia. For a long time it was known as the Sydney Art School.
Curriculum. The curriculum has been refined for over a century to give students the best possible opportunity to use their traditional skills in a wide range of artistic careers. Read More. The Julian Ashton Art School. PO Box N676, Grosvenor Place. NSW 1220, Australia. Phone: +61 2 9241 1641.
Julian Ashton was an influential portrait and landscape artist, and teacher known for his vigorous support of the Australian Impressionist Heidelberg School to which his authority has been both powerful and extensive.
In 1889 when Julian Ashton painted 'The prospector', the height of the gold rush was over and many of the eclectic bunch of itinerant prospectors had abandoned the goldfields. As such, Ashton’s painting, a nostalgic conception of the prospector, was posed and painted in his studio. A pick and shovel have been carefully arranged
The Julian Ashton Art School is The Sydney Art School. When Julian Ashton arrived in Australia in 1878 it was at a time when colonial art imitated the English watercolour and when young painters like Arthur Streeton and Tom Roberts were criticised for depicting the harsh sun-lit landscape.
