A.J. Daplyn (1844-1926), The Australian Artist's Dream of Europe 1898

oil on canvas
signed 'A.J. Daplyn' lower right
77.5 X 55.6CM

Provenance:
Private Collection
Thirty Victoria Street, Sydney

Exhibited:
Annual Exhibition, Art Society of New South Wales, Sydney, September 1898, no. 46, illustrated, £63.0.0.
South Australian Society of Arts Federal Exhibition, Institute Building, Adelaide, 10 November - 10 December 1898, no. 11a, £52.10.0.
Golden Summers: Heidelberg and Beyond, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 30 October 1985 - 27 January 1986; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 February - 20 April 1986; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 9 May - 29 June 1986; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 30 July - 14 September 1986, illustrated

Literature:
‘The Art Society: Annual Exhibition: An Interesting Collection', Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 8 September 1898, p. 3
‘Art Society's Exhibition: Second Notice', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 10 September 1898, p. 4
‘The Federal Art Exhibition: A Good Display', South Australian Register, Adelaide, 11 November 1898, p. 6
Jane Clark and Bridget Whitelaw, Golden Summers: Heidelberg and Beyond, International Cultural Corporation of Australia, Melbourne, 1985, pp. 168, 169 (illustrated)
Leigh Astbury, Sunlight and Shadow: Australian Impressionist Painters 1880-1900, Bay Books, Sydney, 1989, pp. 122, 123 (illustrated)
Helen Topliss, The Artists' Camps: ‘Plein Air' Painting in Australia, Frank McDonald, Sydney, 1992, pp. 169, 170 (illustrated)
John McDonald, Art of Australia Vol. 1: Exploration to Federation, Macmillan, Sydney, 2008, p. 436

An essay on this work is included in the published catalogue of the sale, with a more extended version available on request.