The Pioneer
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The Pioneer is a renowned 1904 painting by Australian artist Frederick McCubbin that poignantly depicts the struggles and aspirations of early European settlers in the Australian bush.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | tonal impressionism ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Victoria collection ⓘ |
| colorPalette | earth tones ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| creator | Frederick McCubbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Australian bush
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aspirations of settlers ⓘ bush hut ⓘ cleared land in the bush ⓘ early European settlers in Australia ⓘ emerging city in the distance ⓘ grave in the bush ⓘ pioneer life ⓘ struggles of settlers ⓘ |
| describedBySource | National Gallery of Victoria catalogue ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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narrative painting ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic image of Australian pioneering myth ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel depicting a woman with a child near a hut
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left panel depicting a young couple in the bush ⓘ right panel depicting an older man at a grave with a city in the distance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hope and hardship
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memory and legacy ⓘ migration and settlement ⓘ |
| inception | 1904 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Heidelberg School aesthetics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
colonial settlement
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pioneering in Australia ⓘ relationship between humans and the Australian landscape ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Australian Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSequence | three-panel progression of a settler family’s life ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Frederick McCubbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian art canon ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th-century Australian frontier ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Australian bushland ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
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