Milsons Point Ferry Arcade by Frederick Elliott

P1/2425

fonds

1890

Graphic Materials, Watercolours

9676330

1 watercolour - 17 x 21 cm

Frederick James Elliott was born in 1864 in Paignton, England, and emigrated to Australia in 1876 when his father was appointed teacher at Humpybong School near Redcliffe, Queensland. He worked as a lithographic artist in the Queensland Government Printing Office from July 1896 to approximately 1903 and was active as an artist in Sydney up until the 1920s, predominantly painting Sydney Harbour (known as Port Jackson). He died in Paddington, Sydney, on 1 March 1949.

Source:
Design & Art Australia Online. "Frederick James Elliott". Accessed 22 November 2023. https://www.daao.org.au/bio/frederick-james-elliott/biography/

Three previous auction records have been found for this work: -Lot 242, Lawsons Australian and European Paintings, Prints & Drawings, 1 December 1987 in Sydney, under the name Metropolitan Ferry Wharf -Lot 66, Davidson’s Auctions, Australian & International Art, 22 September 2007 in Sydney, under the name Metropolitan Ferries Station, Milsons Point, 1890 -Lot 2004, Lawsons, Monthly Fine Art & Antiques, 24 April 2008 in Sydney, under the name The Metropolitan Ferry Wharf

A watercolour depicting the Milsons Point Ferry Arcade at Milsons Point, Sydney, in 1890. Visible are the tram depot with the words Metropolitan Ferry, several men and women in period costume, and a large landmark fig tree which was felled during a storm on 31 December 1900.

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Title devised by cataloguer based on information from Dictionary of Sydney.

Signed and dated by artist in lower right corner on recto.