ISBN |
9781922698438 |
Author |
Lesage, Jean-Claude (author) |
Uniform Title |
Peintres Australiens á Etaples. English |
Title |
Australian painters in Etaples / Jean-Claude Lesage ; translated from French by Pauline Le Borgne. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Exile Bay, NSW : ETT Imprint, 2022. |
©2022. |
Description |
84 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
The number of Australian artists who came to France around 1900 is surprising with close to 30 alone in Etaples. Some were but tourists and only passed; some, such as Arthur Baker Clack, Rupert Bunny, Isobel Rae, Hilda Rix and Marie Tuck, lingered and their stay in Etaples marked an important moment in their careers; others became "war artists", painters commissioned by the Australian Government, to present testimonies of the cataclysm of the Great War... |
Original version |
Original version Peintres Australiens a Etaples A.M.M.E editions, 2000. |
Language |
Translated from the French. |
Subjects |
Painters -- Australia -- Biography |
Painters -- France -- Biography |
Australians -- France -- Biography |
War artists -- History -- 20th century |
Etaples (France) |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Le Borgne, Pauline (translator) |
Call number |
2022.154 |