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Thomas Baines, Baobab Tree, South
Africa. Watercolour painted 29 December 1861
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Occidental influences
The first Occidental influences on South African art can be seen with the
arrival of the first explorers in the XIX century. Thomas Baines, Fredrick I’Ons
and Thomas Bowler are some of the first important painters.
The most important European influence is Dutch landscape painting which is
characterized by low horizon, the use of many shades of brown, grey and green
and a particular attention for lights.
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Thomas Baines, Baobab Tree, South
Africa. Watercolour painted 29 December 1861
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Thomas Baines, The falls from the western end of the chasm |
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| Thomas Baines, Thomas Baines with Aborigines near the mouth of the Victoria River, N.T., 1857: oil on canvas ; 45 x 65.5 cm. National Library of Australia. |
SOURCES: "SUDAFRICA"
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EDIZIONE ITALIANA - IL
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