Woodford Bay, Lane Cove CIRCA 1940
Oil on board
Signed “L.REES” lower left
Inscribed “Woodford Bay, Lane Cove” to the reverse
24.0 x38.5 cm
The painter Norman Carter (1875 –1963) noted
in an article published in Art and Australia (August 1938) that Ree’s
work
... is not directly painted as a result of momentary impression. It is not
topographical in the guide book character of so much landscape work that is
produced... His work is the result of a deep impression which developed by
mature consideration...he is ‘himself’ in his work. He seeks the
secluded spot, a pool in a forest, a quiet inlet of the upper harbour, cool
greens and patterns of sunlight on rocks and grass. (Free 1972)
Throughout his long career his work was widely accepted by all factions, largely
because of its underlying sincerity and unpretentiousness. Painted, drawn,
etched or lithographed, his work has in it a quality of monumental grandeur
that comes from careful investigation of a new experience, presented as if
for the first time. (McCulloch 1994)
Represented
National Gallery of Australia
All Australian State galleries and many regional, institutional and private
collections
References
Free, Renée 1972, Lloyd Rees, Lansdowne Australian Art Library, Melbourne,
p.50.
McCulloch, Susan 1994, The Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Allen & Unwin,
St Leonards, p.596.
