John Mather (artist)
John Mather (* 1848 in Hamilton ; † February 18, 1916 in South Yarra ) was an Australian open-air painter and draftsman from Scotland .
Live and act
youth
Mather was born in Scotland to John Mather, an inspector, and his wife Margaret (nee Allan). He studied art at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and emigrated to Australia in 1878.
Career
For a while Mather made a living as a house decorator and was in part responsible for decorating the dome of the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne in 1880 . He painted landscapes on the weekends in both oils and watercolors . After his paintings became increasingly popular, he was able to devote himself entirely to his art. Mather became known as a teacher, and many of the watercolor artists of the time were his students.
He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of arts and was a founding member of the Australian Artists' Association founded in 1886 . When these two societies were merged to form the Victorian Artists' Society , he took a leading role in their administration. Mather became its president many times over the next 20 years. In 1892 he was appointed to the board of trustees of the public library, museums and the National Gallery of Victoria . Mather was also a member of the Felton Inheritance Committee from 1905 to 1916 and supported Australian art as a curator.
As a painter, Mather was also active in the artist camp in Sydney . In 1912 he formed the Australian Art Association alongside Frederick McCubbin , Max Meldrum and Walter Withers .
Three of Mather's paintings, Autumn in the Fitzroy Gardens in Oil, Morning, Lake Omeo and Wintry Weather, Yarra Glen , both watercolor, were purchased by the National Gallery of Victoria .
Private life
In 1883 he married Jessie Pines Best. On February 18, 1916 Mather died at his home in South Yarra on diabetes . He was buried in the Cheltenham cemetery. Mather left behind his wife, two sons and a daughter.
literature
- Percival Serle: Mather, John . In: Dictionary of Australian Biography . Angus and Robertson, Sydney 1949 ( [1] [accessed March 29, 2013]).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Judy Blyth: Mather, John (1848–1916) . In: Australian Dictionary of Biography , Volume 10. Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp. 438-439. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mather, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamilton |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1916 |
| Place of death | South Yarra |