Emanuel Phillips Fox
1865 - 1915 The Yarra at Warrandyte 1900-01- oil on canvas
Description
Emanuel Phillips Fox was an influential and internationally recognised painter in the impressionist style who contributed substantially to development of Australian plein air painting. Fox's paintings are characterised by a commitment to direct visual experience; in Australia and Europe he painted and exhibited sun-drenched, vividly coloured landscapes and scenes of everyday life animated by textured paint handling.