| ID |
UNSW P 1959/0251 (089200) |
| Artist |
Joshua SMITH (1905 - 1995) |
| Title |
Adolph Basser |
| Alternate Titles |
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| Category |
Painting |
| Medium |
oil on canvas |
| Materials |
oil pigments, canvas support, ornate gilt plaster frame |
| Edition Number |
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| Measurements (cms) |
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| Height |
104.00 |
| Width |
85.00 |
| Depth |
0.00 |
| Other |
Original frame: 130 x 110 x 6 cms |
| Marks/Inscriptions |
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| Location |
lower left |
| Signed |
inscribed in pale ochre: Joshua Smith/1955 |
| Produced |
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| When |
1955 |
| Where |
Australia |
| Style |
Realist |
| Subject |
Portrait |
| Credit Line |
Presented to the University; details unknown |
| Description/Remarks |
Portrait of seated grey-haired male wearing wire-rimmed spectacles, brown suit, white shirt and russet-coloured tie beneath doctoral robes in red and gold; hands held up holding sheet of paper; seated slightly to right before a green-draped background; in original patinated gold-painted moulded plaster frame.
Sir Adolph Basser (1887-1964), optician, jeweller and philanthropist was born in Kracow, Austria-Hungary (Poland) and migrated to Australia in 1908. His major philanthropic activities involved donations to hospitals, medical and scientific research and educational institutions including the University of Sydney and UNSW. In 1959 Basser College, the first residential college at UNSW, was founded with his financial assistance. He was knighted in 1962. |
| Exhibition History |
1955 Archibald Prize Art Gallery of NSW (00/01/1956 - 00/00/1956)
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| Bibliography |
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