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Alexander Kerr
'On the Menam River, Bangkok, Siam', Early Australian Artist, Thailand, Siamese

Circa 1915

$4,500
£3,401.44
€3,908.86
CA$6,266.22
A$6,970.92
CHF 3,654.24
MX$85,182.89
NOK 46,532.20
SEK 43,803.63
DKK 29,178.17
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Signed lower right, 'A. W. Kerr' for Alexander Kerr (Australian, 1875-1950) and painted circa 1920. Inscribed on original frame, 'Menam River, Bangkok, Siam' A finely painted, early 20th-century oil landscape showing the Menam River in Thailand with youths on a raft in the foreground and a view beyond to a thatched dwelling and the river winding away through dense forest. Accomplished perspectival recession and delicate handling of light characterize a rare Asian work by this Australian artist who is listed in McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Reference: Alan McCulloch et al, The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art, 4th Edition, Australian Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press 2006, pg. 573; Jean Campbell, Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day, Craftsman House, Sydney 1989, pg. 330; et al.
  • Creator:
    Alexander Kerr (1875 - 1950, Australian)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1915
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.25 in (46.36 cm)Width: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor restoration, minor marks, minor craquelure; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34411177912

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