Stalagmites, Burragalong Cavern

"Stalagmites, Burragalong Cavern" is painting by Conrad Martens, dated 1843.

Stalagmites, Burragalong Cavern, 1843. A work by Conrad Martens.

On onlly.art this reproduction sits within the Australian Artists collection. Painting · 1843 · medium: Painting. Current location: Australia.

Historical background, 1843: The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour.

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Conrad Martens was an artist associated with English (1801–1878).

22 reproductions by this artist are available on onlly.art.