Australian Art

Capital and Country

The Federation Years 1900–1914

Impressionistic landscape painting with river, horses, small shack and rolling hills

Frederick McCubbin, Flood waters, 1913, purchased 1973

Primary
Year 5–6
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Discover the parallel stories of Federation landscape painting in Australia and the art produced by Australians living and working in Europe from 1900 to 1914.

Overview

Curriculum Connections

Visual Arts, Humanitities and Social Sciences, History, Civics and Citizenship

Themes

Federation, Landscape, National identity, Australian Impressionism