Ernest William Christmas b. 28 January 1863

  • Artist (Painter)
Ernest William Christmas, painter, was born in South Australia. The Christmas family moved to Western Australia about 1889, provisioning miners as they had done in Kadina SA and Broken Hill NSW. An extensive traveler, he spent time in Western Australia, New Zealand, South America, England, the USA, and Hawaii. Christmas mainly painted landscapes featuring dramatic rivers at sunset and snow capped mountain peaks.
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exhibited at
Federation Exhibition 1910
Date
3 November 1910 - November 1910
Description

E.W. Christmas exhibited his diploma painting from 1909 R.B.A. exhibition The Great Clinton Valley, NZ .

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Society of British Artists
Date
1910
Place
London, England
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Academy
Date
1910
Place
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, England, UK
Description

Two paintings hung in Annual Exhibiton

Type
Exhibition
Note
1910
exhibited at
Royal Society of British Artists
Date
1909
Place
London, England
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Federal International Exhibition
Date
31 October 1902 - January 1903
Place
Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, VIC
Description

(see “Australian Federal International Exhibition.” The Argus Melbourne 1 November 1902, p.17).

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
E. W. Christmas' Pictures
Date
April 1900
Place
Perth, WA
Description

Large solo exhibition of paintings, including New Zealand pictures and several of Western Australian subjects (Freshwater Bay from Osborne and Swan River, above Guildford) held in Perth, April 1900

Tags
Western Australia, landscape, New Zealand
Website
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exhibited at
A. N. A. Hall
Date
12 April 1899 - c.20 April 1899
Place
Bendigo, Vic.
Description

MR. E. W. Christmas solo exhibition of New Zealand, Tasmanian and Australian paintings, 12 April 1899.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition
Date
1898
Place
Town Hall, Hobart, Tas
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
E. W. Christmas Paintings
Date
1898
Place
South Australia
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
E. W. Christmas Pictures
Date
3 November 1897 - c.7 November 1897
Place
Equitable Building, George Street, Sydney, Australia
Description

Private solo exhibition of primarily Western Australian, South Australian, and new Zealand paintings. (see “Mr. E. W. Christmas’ Pictures.” The Daily Telegraph Sydney Wed. 3 Nov. 1897 for lengthy assessment of works on display.

exhibited at
Art Society of NSW
Date
1894
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Residences
  • 1905 - 1906 Wellington, New Zealand
  • c.1901 - 17 September 1902 London, England, UK
  • c.1895 - c.1897 Coolgardie, WA
  • 14 March 1911 - January 1912 Buenos Aries, Argentina
  • 29 February 1916 - 29 July 1918 Honolulu, Hawaii (1066 Fort Str. Honolulu & four months at Maui Hotel)
  • 1914 - 1915 (New York & San Francisco)
  • 29 June 1909 - 13 March 1911 London, England, UK (155 High Road, Chiswick)
  • c.January 1909 - c.May 1909 Cottesloe, Perth, WA, Australia (see extensive interview_Sunday Times_21 Feb, p.3)
  • 1888 MacDonnell Ranges, Australia (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • 1892 - 1982 Mannum, South Australia (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • c.1893 - 1894 New Zealand (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • c.1995 - c.1895 Tasmania (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • c.March 1900 - June 1900 Cottesloe, Perth, WA, Australia ( see Western Mail, Saturday 28 April 1900, p.45.)
  • 1905 - 1906 Wellington, New Zealand
  • c.1901 - 17 September 1902 London, England, UK
  • c.1895 - c.1897 Coolgardie, WA
  • 14 March 1911 - January 1912 Buenos Aries, Argentina
  • 29 February 1916 - 29 July 1918 Honolulu, Hawaii (1066 Fort Str. Honolulu & four months at Maui Hotel)
  • 1914 - 1915 (New York & San Francisco)
  • 29 June 1909 - 13 March 1911 London, England, UK (155 High Road, Chiswick)
  • c.January 1909 - c.May 1909 Cottesloe, Perth, WA, Australia (see extensive interview_Sunday Times_21 Feb, p.3)
  • 1888 MacDonnell Ranges, Australia (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • 1892 - 1982 Mannum, South Australia (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • c.1893 - 1894 New Zealand (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • c.1995 - c.1895 Tasmania (see The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide 16 Sept. 1899, p. 5.)
  • c.March 1900 - June 1900 Cottesloe, Perth, WA, Australia