Ernest William Christmas b. 28 January 1863

  • Artist (Painter)
Ernest William Christmas, painter, was born in South Australia and moved to Western Australia in 1890s. 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 moutain peaks.
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creator of
Porter's Pass
 
creator of
One of the Glories of Fjordland, New Zealand
 
creator of
At Eventide
 
creator of
In the Prime of Summer Time
 
creator of
River Landscape 1898
Date
Medium
oil on canvas 89.5 x 133.5

Provenance: The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia. 1971/0P13

 

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References [<ExternalResource: (1966), Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: (1897), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-03, p.1.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.>, <ExternalResource: (1898), Mercury, 02-09, p.2.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Syme, Elizabeth.>, <ExternalResource: (1900), The West Australian, 20-04, p. 5>, <ExternalResource: Ernest Wm Christmas website>] [<ExternalResource: (1966), Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: (1897), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-03, p.1.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.>, <ExternalResource: (1898), Mercury, 02-09, p.2.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Syme, Elizabeth.>, <ExternalResource: (1900), The West Australian, 20-04, p. 5>]