Sydney Ure Smith (Australia, 1887 – 1949)
Title: Musgrave Street from Cremorne, Mosman
Etching in black ink on cream laid paper, Signed and dated in pencil "Sydney Ure Smith/ Feb 1916". Signed in plate to print corner "S. Ure S.".
Other etchings from this limited series are held by The National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, National Gallery Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Library of New Zealand and more.
Mounted in a unique period custom oak frame, hosting a highly unusual architectural inspired carved oak surround on brown matt board, behind glass.
Measurements: 23.5cm x 18cm (Frame; 66cm x 51cm)
Condition: Artwork in good condition with no rips, stains or restoration. Frame was professionally re-fitted using original parts sometime later in its life and presents very well. Some small gaps between the frame border joins
Biography: Artist, publisher and promoter of Australian art, Sydney Ure Smith played an important part in the revival of etching in Sydney. He had a keen interest in architecture, particularly ‘old Sydney’ - areas like the Rocks, Windsor, and central Sydney… Many of these areas were under threat of demolition as the growing city developed, and Ure Smith, with others including Julian Ashton and Lionel Lindsay, recorded the older quarters of the city and their colourful street life, in part for nostalgia but also to advocate for their preservation. Credit: AGNSW.
