Collection
Collection by Hamilton Gallery
The Hamilton Gallery Collection contains over 9,000 works of art. The collection includes the areas of ceramics, Asian art, paintings, prints, furniture, metalwork, contemporary art and many more.
International Decorative Arts
Oyster Plate or Side Plate
Oyster Plate or Side Plate 1795-1810 • Creamware • Davenport, England • Gift of Dr Roger Cross and Jennifer Carter • 2013.011 #MadeInEngland #ceramics
Toby Jug - Man With Lantern, Seated With Hat On Lap C.1790
Toby Jug - Man With Lantern, Seated With Hat On Lap C.1790 • England •Staffordshire • Earthenware • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0393 #tobyjug #earthenware #collection
Vase c.1940
Piero Fornasetti (designer) Italy (1913-1988) • Vase c.1940 • Glass with enamel decoration Studio Arts Labor Industrie Riunite (SALIR), Murano, Italy (manufacturer) • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund • 2005.057 #GlassArt #Italian #collection
Vase ‘Argo’ (designed) 1957/(manufactured) 1980
Ercole Barovier (designer), Italy (1889-1974) • Vase ‘Argo’ (designed) 1957/(manufactured) 1980 • Fused glass murrhine • Barovier and Toso, Murano, Italy (manufacturer) • Purchased with annual Council allocation • 2006.059 #MuranoGlass #glass #collection
Red 'Battuto' Vase, Hammered Technique c.1950
Carlo Scarpa, Italy (1906-1978) • Red 'Battuto' Vase, Hammered Technique c.1950 • Glass, cut and polished • Venini, Murano, Italy • Purchased by the Hamilton Art Gallery Trust Fund in memory of Didi Lowenstern • 2014.116 #GlassArt #Murano # Venetian
Vase, 2 Flower Panels Against Cobalt Ground, Large
Vase, 2 Flower Panels Against Cobalt Ground, Large • Royal Crown Derby, England • Porcelain • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0292 #vase #DecoArts #collection
Tea Bowl and Saucer
Tea Bowl and Saucer • Porcelain, h. 2.6cm, diam. 13.5cm • England, Worcester, Dr. Wall 1750-1783 period • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0227 #ImariWare #porcelain #collection
A Boy and Girl at Play c.1750
A Boy And Girl At Play, c.1750 • Manufacturer: Hochst, German • Porcelain • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0192 #porcelain #ArtCollection
Australian Paintings
Early Coleraine c.1862
Thomas Clark, English/Australian (1814-1883) • Early Coleraine c.1862 • Oil on canvas • Acquired by the Shire of Wannon 1951 from the Estate of Miss Charlotte Payne • 1995.015 #Coleraine #AustralianPainting
4.36 pm (Casuarinas) 2010
David Keeling, Australia (b.1951) • Oil on canvas • Gift of the Friends of Hamilton Art Gallery to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary • 2011.043 #DavidKeeling #AustralianPainting
Return of the Spirit 1990
John Young, Hong Kong/Australia (b.1956) • Return of the Spirit 1990 • Oil on canvas • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund with assistance from Victorian Regional Galleries Art Foundation • 1990.118 #OilPainting #JohnYoung #art
El Dolor I 1987
John Olsen, Australia (b.1928) • El Dolor I 1987 • Oil on canvas • Donated by the Bank of Melbourne • 1997.013 #JohnOlsen #AustralianArt #OilPainting
Untitled 97U66 1997
Tim Maguire, England/Australia (b.1958 arr.1959) • Untitled 97U66 1997 • Oil on polyester • Acquired by Hamilton Gallery Trust – Geoff and Helen Handbury Gift • 1997.023 #AustralianPainting #TimMaguire #ContemporaryArt
Red Nude In A Landscape c.1972
Charles Blackman, Australia (1928 - 2018) • Red Nude In A Landscape c.1972 • Oil on canvas • Public subscription purchase to mark the opening of the first floor extensions 1971 • 1293 #CharlesBlackman #paintings #art
Crucifix
Sidney Nolan, Australia/England (1917-1992) • Crucifix • Ripolin on masonite • Purchased by Hamilton Art Gallery Trust Fund 1977 • 1977.011 #SidneyNolan #AustralianArt
Nullabor 1975
Basil Hadley, England/Australia (1940-2006) • Nullabor 1975 • Oil on canvas • Purchased by Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund • 1975.005 #BasilHadley #AustralianPainting
Black and Blue 2006
Michael Jeffery, Australia (b.1965) • Black and Blue 2006 • Acrylic paint skins and spray enamel on canvas • Gift of Andrew King • 2007.022 #AustralianArt #ArtCollection
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Tim Storrier, Australia (b.1949) • Approach II 1976 • Acrylic on canvas • Gift of the City of Hamilton Art Gallery Society (Friends of Hamilton Gallery) • 1977.006 #LandscapePainting #ArtGallery #Victoria
Australia Home 1993
Howard Arkley, Australia (1951-1999) • Australia Home 1993 • Acrylic on canvas • Purchased by Hamilton Gallery Trust • 1994.065 #AustralianPainting #HowardArkley
Auspicious Flower Charm Tattoo 2009
Kate Beynon, Hong Kong/Australia (b.1970, arr.1974) • Auspicious Flower Charm Tattoo 2009 • Acrylic on canvas • Gift of the Friends of Hamilton Gallery to commemorate their 40th anniversary • 2013.051 #cultural #painting
The Thirteenth Journey 2013
Phillip Wolfhagen, Australia (b.1963) • The Thirteenth Journey 2013 • Oil and beeswax on linen • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund to celebrate their 50th anniversary • 2013.079 #LandscapePainting #AustralianArt #Tasmania
Moonlit River Bed 1984
Judy Cassab, Austria/Australia (b.1920, arr.1950, d.2015) • Moonlit River Bed 1984 • Oil on canvas • Donated through the Australia Governments Cultural Gifts program by Judy Cassab • 2011.042 #JudyCassab #AustralianPainting
Face 1988
Howard Arkley (1951-1999) • Face 1988 • Acrylic on paper • 7th R.M Ansett Art Award • The Estate of Howard Arkley, Courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art • 1988.051 #face #HowardArkley
After Oat Harvest, 1926 2016
Guy Maestri • After Oat Harvest, 1926 2016 • Oil on linen 183.0 x 224.0 cm • Gift of the Friends of Hamilton Gallery • 2016.017 #AustralianArt #OilPainting #ArtGallery
Sherbrooke Forest 1958
Fred Williams, Australia (1927-1982) • Sherbrooke Forest 1958 • Oil on composition board • Elizabeth Summons Bequest • 2003.065 #AustralianPainting #OilPainting #FredWilliams
Third Transect 2016
Philip Wolfhagen, Australia (b.1963) • Third Transect 2016 • Oil and beeswax on linen • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund • 2018.020 #LandscapePainting #AustralianArt #PhilipWolfhagen
Dahlias and Love Lies Bleeding 2018
Lucy Culliton, Australia (b.1966) • Dahlias and Love Lies Bleeding 2018 • Oil on canvas • Purchased with funds from the Friends of Hamilton Gallery • 2018.023 #LucyCulliton #AustralianPainting #flowers
Australian Prints & Drawings
Seated Nude c.1985
Donald Friend, Australia (1914 - 1989) • Seated Nude c.1985 • Pen and wash • Gift of Dr Barbara van Ernst AM • 2013.007 #DonaldFriend #AustralianArtist
Who Comes 1918
Norman Lindsay, Australia (1879-1969) • Who Comes 1918 • Etching • T.H. Taylor Bequest 1965 • 0867 #etching #nude
Drawing from the Berliner Series n.d.
Guther Christmann, German/Australia (b.1936, arr.1965, d.2013) • Drawing from the Berliner Series n.d. • Watercolour and acrylic on paper • Funded by Visual Arts Board of Australia Council • 1980.013 #watercolour #ContemporaryArt #GutherChristmann
Golden Haze
R.W. Sturgess • Golden Haze • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0767 #watercolour #painting
Mystic Morn
Hans Heysen (1877-1968) • Mystic Morn • Watercolour • E.S. McLeod Bequest 1965 • 0841 #HansHeysen #watercolour
Amiens from Coisy
Arthur Streeton (1867-1943) • Amiens from Coisy • Watercolour • T.H. Taylor Bequest 1963 • 0822 #watercolor #drawing
Haywood's Bluff
Hans Heysen (1877-1968) • Haywood's Bluff • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0759 #watercolour #painting
Plaza de la Constitution
Lionel Lindsay, Australia (1874-1961) • Plaza de la Constitution • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0757 #WaterColour #drawing
Mutiny on the Abrolhos c.1947
Norman Lindsay, Australia (1879-1969) • Mutiny on the Abrolhos c.1947 • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0755 #WaterColor #drawing
Crow Reflected
Arthur Boyd, Australia (1920-1999) • Crow Reflected • Lithograph • Gift of Dr B. Roberts 1981 • 1981.030 #ArthurBoyd #lithograph #AustralianArtist
The Cavern 1970
Charles Blackman, Australia (1928-2018) • The Cavern 1970 • Lithograph • Gift of R. Fyffe 1973 • 1290 #CharlesBlackman #lithograph
The Swimmer 1967
Sidney Nolan, Australia (1917 - 1992) • The Swimmer 1967 • Screenprint • City of Hamilton Council 1968 • 1043 #SidneyNolan #PrintArt #AustralianArtist
McElhone Steps 1963
John Olsen, Australia (b.1928) • McElhone Steps 1963 • Lithograph • Gift of Mrs A.I. Mann 1971 • 1110 #JohnOlsen #lithograph
Magpie Geese and Waterlillies
Johnny Bulunbulun, Australia (1946 - 2010) • Magpie Geese and Waterlillies • Screenprint • Gift of Dr B. Roberts 1981 • 1981.0034 #IndigenousArt #ScreenPrint
Palm Fronds with Bowls 2017
Cressida Campbell, Australia (b.1960) • Palm Fronds with Bowls 2017 • Unique woodblock print • Purchased by Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund • 2017.009 #woodblock #print
Asian Art
Kakouyoh No.4 2013
Yoshikawa Masamichi, Japan (b.1946) • Kakouyoh No.4 2013 • Porcelain with underglaze decoration • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund • 2014.038 #porcelain #JapaneseArt
Rectangular Plate Willow pattern
Porcelain with blue underglaze decoration • Qing dynasty (1644-1912), China • T.H. Taylor Bequest • 0879 #plate #ChineseArt #porcelain
Charger With Japanese Map Design c.1840
Porcelain, moulded, with under-glaze blue decoration Arita, Japan • Purchased by Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund • 2014.096 #map #plate #JapaneseArt
Large Floor Vase c.1890
Dai nippon Hichozan Iwahisa Sei, Japan (n.d.) • Large Floor Vase c.1890 • Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration • Meiji Period (1866-1912), Japan • Purchased with annual Council allocation • 2018.027 #vase #Japanese #art
Bowl c.1880
Makuzu Kozan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke), Japan (1842-1916) • Bowl c.1880 • Porcelain with sometsuke decoration, transmutation and tenmoku glazes • Gift of Daniel McOwan • 2007.048 #AsianArt #ceramics
Vase
Vase • Porcelain with Blue underglaze decoration • Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), China • Gift of R. Tatlock • 1389 #vase #porcelain #ceramic
Dish, Nabeshima Ware, Peony Decoration c.1870
Dish, Nabeshima Ware, Peony Decoration c.1870 • Porcelain • Nabeshima (Okawachi) kilns, Kyushu, Japan • Purchased with annual Council allocation • 2004.045 #JapaneseArt #pottery
Vase - ‘Balmy Wind’ 2005
Morino Taimei, Japan (b.1934) • Vase - ‘Balmy Wind’ 2005 • Stoneware Japan • Purchased by Hamilton Art Gallery Trust Fund - Geoff and Helen Handbury Gift • 2007.072 #vase #JapaneseArt #collection
Bowl, Large, Hallow, Dragon Centre, Bats and Pomegranates c.Ming Dynasty
Bowl, Large, Hallow, Dragon Centre, Bats and Pomegranates c.Ming Dynasty • Porcelain, Blue Underglaze China •Herbert and May Shaw Bequest 0140 #porcelain #AsianArt #BlueAndWhite #Qing
Textile, Mandarin's Coat in Dark Blue Silk 19th Century
Textile, Mandarin's Coat in Dark Blue Silk 19th Century • Silk China • Gift of Mrs N. Dickson 1973 1292 #silk #textile #ArtGallery
All Things in Nature 2007
Kondo Takahiro, Japan (b.1958) • All Things in Nature 2007 • Porcelain with underglaze decoration and gintekisae surface glaze • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund - M.L. Foster Endowment Fund • 2008.044
Bowl 2013
Hoshino Kayoko (b. 1949) • Glazed stoneware, sawn cut • Gift of Pauline Gandel • 2014.030 #JapaneseArt #bowl
Nohgata #2 2009
Kishi Eiko, Japan (b.1948) • Nohgata #2 2009 • Stoneware, glazed with inlaid frit and inscribed • Gift of the Friends of Hamilton Gallery • 2014.118 #JapaneseArt #stoneware #collection
Australian Decorative Arts
The Pensive Bather c.1985
Guy Boyd, Australia (1923-1988) • The Pensive Bather c.1985 • Bronze • Donated through the Australia Government Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Barbara van Ernst AM in memory of Henk van Ernst #bronze #sculpture #BoydFamily
Tipping 2009
Melanie Douglas, Australia (b.1978) • Tipping 2009 • Blown, cold-worked and engraved glass • Gift of Did Lowenstern • 2010.009 #GlassArt #AustralianArt
Cabinet from the Teraphim 2009
Helmut Luekenhausen, Germany/Australia (b.1950 arr.1954) • Cabinet from the Teraphim 2009 • Silky oak base and silver ash top • Gift of Dr Barbara van Ernst AM • 2009.049 #furniture #design #DecoArt
Stained Glass Panel - Expulsion of Adam and Eve c.1960
John Orval, Australia (1911 - 1987) • Stained Glass Panel - Expulsion of Adam and Eve c.1960 • Glass, stained • T.H. Taylor Bequest 1962 • 0816 #GlassArt #ArtCollection
International Paintings, Prints & Drawings
A View of the Bayswater Turnpike
Paul Sandby (1731-1809) • A View of the Bayswater Turnpike • Watercolour • Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria 1971 • 1131 #PaulSandby #painting
Fishing Boats at Calais Pier
Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828), English/French • Fishing Boats at Calais Pier, France • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0776 #watercolour #painting
Chepstow Castle
Paul Sandby, England (1731-1809) • Chepstow Castle • Gouache and wash • Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria 1971 • 1142 #PaulSandy #watercolour #painting
Seated Nude c.1985
Donald Friend, Australia (1914 - 1989) • Seated Nude c.1985 • Pen and wash • Gift of Dr Barbara van Ernst AM • 2013.007 #DonaldFriend #AustralianArtist
Who Comes 1918
Norman Lindsay, Australia (1879-1969) • Who Comes 1918 • Etching • T.H. Taylor Bequest 1965 • 0867 #etching #nude
Early Coleraine c.1862
Thomas Clark, English/Australian (1814-1883) • Early Coleraine c.1862 • Oil on canvas • Acquired by the Shire of Wannon 1951 from the Estate of Miss Charlotte Payne • 1995.015 #Coleraine #AustralianPainting
4.36 pm (Casuarinas) 2010
David Keeling, Australia (b.1951) • Oil on canvas • Gift of the Friends of Hamilton Art Gallery to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary • 2011.043 #DavidKeeling #AustralianPainting
Return of the Spirit 1990
John Young, Hong Kong/Australia (b.1956) • Return of the Spirit 1990 • Oil on canvas • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund with assistance from Victorian Regional Galleries Art Foundation • 1990.118 #OilPainting #JohnYoung #art
Drawing from the Berliner Series n.d.
Guther Christmann, German/Australia (b.1936, arr.1965, d.2013) • Drawing from the Berliner Series n.d. • Watercolour and acrylic on paper • Funded by Visual Arts Board of Australia Council • 1980.013 #watercolour #ContemporaryArt #GutherChristmann
Golden Haze
R.W. Sturgess • Golden Haze • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0767 #watercolour #painting
Mystic Morn
Hans Heysen (1877-1968) • Mystic Morn • Watercolour • E.S. McLeod Bequest 1965 • 0841 #HansHeysen #watercolour
A View of the Bayswater Turnpike
Paul Sandby (1731-1809) • A View of the Bayswater Turnpike • Watercolour • Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria 1971 • 1131 #PaulSandby #painting
Amiens from Coisy
Arthur Streeton (1867-1943) • Amiens from Coisy • Watercolour • T.H. Taylor Bequest 1963 • 0822 #watercolor #drawing
Haywood's Bluff
Hans Heysen (1877-1968) • Haywood's Bluff • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0759 #watercolour #painting
Kakouyoh No.4 2013
Yoshikawa Masamichi, Japan (b.1946) • Kakouyoh No.4 2013 • Porcelain with underglaze decoration • Purchased by the Hamilton Gallery Trust Fund • 2014.038 #porcelain #JapaneseArt
Plaza de la Constitution
Lionel Lindsay, Australia (1874-1961) • Plaza de la Constitution • Watercolour • Herbert and May Shaw Bequest • 0757 #WaterColour #drawing