James Alfred Turner

Australian · 1850–1908 · Painter, Photographer

James Alfred Turner was an Australian painter. Turner recorded in painstaking detail the life and daily pursuits of the small rural settler in the mountain ranges to the north… (Wikipedia)

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  1. James Alfred Turner, Bend on the Yarra 1875, 1875, oil on canvasBend on the Yarra 1875Menzies · A$67,500≈ $46,532≈ £38,254≈ €44,245Sign up to see
  2. James Alfred Turner, Working for a Selector 1886, 1886, oil on canvasWorking for a Selector 1886Menzies · A$22,705≈ $17,384≈ £13,834≈ €16,259Sign up to see
  3. James Alfred Turner, At Schnapper Point, Victoria 1888, 1888, oil on canvasAt Schnapper Point, Victoria 1888Menzies · A$24,545≈ $14,741≈ £11,536≈ €13,346Sign up to see

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James Alfred Turner was an Australian painter. Turner recorded in painstaking detail the life and daily pursuits of the small rural settler in the mountain ranges to the north and north east of Melbourne, the capital of the State of Victoria, Australia. At the time this was “battlers country”, life was hard and pleasures simple.

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Born 1850, YorkshireDied 1908Occupation Painter, PhotographerWikidata Q6128589 ↗ULAN 500009960 ↗

Also known as J. A. Turner, James A. Turner

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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