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1882 - 1975. Known for: Painting.
Widely regarded for his sparkling views of Sydney Harbour, James Jackson was principally a classically trained figurative painter who, during the first decades of the 20th century, commanded far... Read full biography
Widely regarded for his sparkling views of Sydney Harbour, James Jackson was principally a classically trained figurative painter who, during the first decades of the 20th century, commanded far higher prices for his paintings of nudes and elegantly dressed women than his harbor scenes. Indeed, the... Read full biography
Widely regarded for his sparkling views of Sydney Harbour, James Jackson was principally a classically trained figurative painter who, during the first decades of the 20th century, commanded far higher prices for his paintings of nudes and elegantly dressed women than his harbor scenes. Indeed, the first works by Jackson acquired from his Sydney exhibitions during the Federation years were all depictions of elegant Edwardian women, such as Maidenhead, 1910, Oleanders, 1914, The Dreamer, 1916,... Read full biography
Widely regarded for his sparkling views of Sydney Harbour, James Jackson was principally a classically trained figurative painter who, during the first decades of the 20th century, commanded far higher prices for his paintings of nudes and elegantly dressed women than his harbor scenes. Indeed, the first works by Jackson acquired from his Sydney exhibitions during the Federation years were all depictions of elegant Edwardian women, such as Maidenhead, 1910, Oleanders, 1914, The Dreamer, 1916, and The Holiday, 1916. By the 1920s a shift occurred in his figurative compositions and he predominantly painted nudes in Arcadian-like landscapes albeit with a distinguishable Australian sensibility. Painted in the early 1920s, Halcyon Days, is a... Read full biography
Widely regarded for his sparkling views of Sydney Harbour, James Jackson was principally a classically trained figurative painter who, during the first decades of the 20th century, commanded far higher prices for his paintings of nudes and elegantly dressed women than his harbor scenes. Indeed, the first works by Jackson acquired from his Sydney exhibitions during the Federation years were all depictions of elegant Edwardian women, such as Maidenhead, 1910, Oleanders, 1914, The Dreamer, 1916, and The Holiday, 1916. By the 1920s a shift occurred in his figurative compositions and he predominantly painted nudes in Arcadian-like landscapes albeit with a distinguishable Australian sensibility. Painted in the early 1920s, Halcyon Days, is a superb example of Jackson's characteristic approach to an otherwise European... Read full biography