9 by 5 Impression Exhibition

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The 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition was a landmark 1889 Melbourne art show where Australian Impressionist painters displayed small, rapidly executed landscape and urban scenes that helped define a distinct Australian style of Impressionism.

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instanceOf Australian art exhibition
Impressionist art exhibition
art exhibition
approximateDimensionsOfWorks 9 by 5 inches
artForm painting
artisticSchool Heidelberg School NERFINISHED
associatedWith National Gallery of Victoria (collection of many exhibited works) NERFINISHED
city Melbourne
closingDate 1889-09-09
continent Oceania
country Australia
criticalReception initially mixed reviews
curatorialConcept to present quick impressions of light and atmosphere
endTime 1889
genre Impressionism NERFINISHED
hasFormat small panel paintings
historicalPeriod late 19th century
influenced development of national identity in Australian painting
languageOfTitle English
laterReception later recognized as a key moment in Australian modern art
location Melbourne NERFINISHED
movement Australian Impressionism NERFINISHED
notableFor small, rapidly executed landscape scenes
small, rapidly executed urban scenes
use of cigar-box lids as painting supports
numberOfWorksExhibited about 183
openingDate 1889-08-17
organizer Arthur Streeton NERFINISHED
Charles Conder NERFINISHED
Tom Roberts NERFINISHED
participant Arthur Streeton NERFINISHED
Charles Conder NERFINISHED
Clara Southern NERFINISHED
Frederick McCubbin NERFINISHED
Jane Sutherland NERFINISHED
Louis Abrahams NERFINISHED
Tom Roberts NERFINISHED
significance helped define a distinct Australian style of Impressionism
landmark exhibition in Australian art history
startTime 1889
state Victoria NERFINISHED
streetAddress Swanston Street, Melbourne NERFINISHED
titleOrigin named for the approximate dimensions of the cigar-box lids (9 by 5 inches)
typicalSubjectMatter Australian bush landscapes
Melbourne urban scenes
suburban and coastal views
venue Buxton’s Rooms NERFINISHED

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Australian Impressionism exhibitedAt 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition