AUSTRALIAN OPAL LANDSCAPE PAINTING ON STONE - G. C. MOUNTSTEPHEN, 1983

A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF AUSTRALIAN DECORATIVE ART, THIS PIECE FEATURES AN OIL LANDSCAPE PAINTING EXECUTED DIRECTLY ONTO A NATURAL AUSTRALIAN OPAL STONE MATRIX. THE ARTIST HAS SKILFULLY UTILISED THE STONE'S INHERENT OPALESCENT PROPERTIES TO ENHANCE THE COMPOSITION, WITH THE IRIDESCENT PLAY-OF-COLOUR CREATING LUMINOUS EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THE PAINTED LANDSCAPE.

COMPOSITION AND ARTISTIC MERIT:
THE LANDSCAPE DEPICTS A ROMANTIC RURAL SCENE FEATURING A COTTAGE NESTLED AMONGST WHITE-BARKED EUCALYPTUS TREES ON THE LEFT BANK OF A WINDING RIVER. THE COMPOSITION EXTENDS TO A DISTANT MOUNTAIN RANGE RENDERED IN SOFT BLUES AND GREENS BENEATH A DRAMATIC CLOUDED SKY. BLACK BIRDS IN FLIGHT ANIMATE THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE.

MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION:
- BASE MATERIAL: NATURAL AUSTRALIAN OPAL STONE WITH NATURAL COLOUR VARIATIONS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS
- PAINT MEDIUM: OIL PAINT APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE STONE SURFACE
- STONE FINISH: POLISHED AND SHAPED TO AN IRREGULAR RECTANGULAR FORM, APPROXIMATELY 17.5 CM WIDE BY 7CM HIGH BY 4CM DEEP
- OPALESCENT PROPERTIES: THE STONE DISPLAYS CHARACTERISTIC PLAY-OF-COLOUR WITH DOMINANT GREEN, BLUE, AND PURPLE IRIDESCENCE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE MATRIX, PARTICULARLY EVIDENT IN THE UPPER PORTIONS.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

232041+17

Location of item: 148 Main Street, Beverley, SA, Australia

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