Beneath the River Red Gum
Artist:
Listing Type: Painting (Artwork)
Listing Category: Landscape
Medium: Oil
Main Surface Material: Aluminium
Size Category: Medium (31cm - 90cm)
Framed? No
Ready to Hang? No
Signed/Certificate of Authenticity?
Signed on front with a COA
Height (in cm): 70.0
Width (in cm): 35.0
Depth (in cm): 0.3
Medium: Oil on Aluminium Composite Panel
Dimensions: 35 cm (W) x 70 cm (H) x 0.3 cm (D)
Framing: Unframed
Description:
The final rays of the setting sun illuminate an ancient river red gum standing proudly before the rugged walls of South Australia's Flinders Ranges. Warm evening light washes across the mountains and plains while long shadows stretch over the grasses, marking the close of another day in one of Australia's oldest landscapes.
At first glance, the scene celebrates the timeless beauty of the Australian bush. Yet a closer look reveals a fallen kangaroo in the foreground—a quiet reminder that, alongside beauty, exists the perpetual cycle of life, death and renewal. The ancient gum tree stands as a silent witness to countless seasons, droughts, storms and generations of wildlife that have lived beneath its branches.
Painted in oils, this work explores the contrast between fleeting moments of light and the enduring resilience of the Australian landscape.
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