Edmund Gouldsmith : SUMMARY RECORD • Artwork • State Library of South Australia

Captain H. Berridge

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/1

Watercolour portrait of Captain H. Berridge of 'S Superb', April 1883, wearing a double breasted coat and cap with the shipping company badge.[There are newspaper articles from the period referring to a Captain Henry Berridge.]

Albatross

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/2

Watercolour painting of the head of an albatross, painted on the voyage to Australia.

Portrait of a young man

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/3

Watercolour painting of a well dress young man wearing coat, waistcoat, cravat and hat.

Bamboo

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/4

Watercolour painting of a some bamboo.

Mr Mann

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/5

Watercolour painting of 'Mr Mann'. This painting is undated, but since Mr Mann is wearing a cap bearing the same badge as that featured in the portrait of 'Captain H. Berridge' (see PRG 701/1) it would appear that this is also one of the crew of the 'Superb'.

Portrait of C. S. I. Mackenzie

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/6

Watercolour painting of 'C. S. I. Mackenzie, Superb. May 3rd 1883'. As with the portraits of 'Captain H. Berridge' (see PRG 701/1) and 'Mr Mann' (see PRG 701/5) Mackenzie is also wearing a cap with the same badge, making him one of the crew of the 'Superb'.

Gum trees

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/7

Watercolour painting of gum trees in a grazed area. Not dated or identified.

Sailing ship 'Superb'

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/8

Watercolour painting of 'The "Superb" from a photograph. May 1883'.

Gum tree

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/9

Watercolour painting of a leafless tree. Not dated or identified.

Gum trees

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/10

Watercolour painting of gum trees. Not dated or identified.

Portrait of C. E. Marshall

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/11

Watercolour painting of a well dressed man, identified as 'C.E. Marshall - S. "Superb" May 1883'. Assumed to be one of Gouldsmith's fellow passengers on the trip out to Australia on the sailing ship 'Superb'.

Gum tree

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/12

Watercolour painting of a leafless tree. Not dated or identified.

Portrait of Luccock

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/13

Watercolour painting of a well dressed man, identified as 'Luccock. Melbourne - Superb May 1883'. Assumed to be one of Gouldsmith's fellow passengers on the trip out to Australia on the sailing ship 'Superb'.

Pencil sketch of a gum tree

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/14

Pencil sketch of the trunk and branches of a gum tree. Not identified or dated.

Gum tree

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/15

Watercolour painting of the trunk of a gum tree, identified as 'Botanic Gardens Adelaide July 6th 1883'.

Railway camp

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/16

Watercolour painting of a number of tents, with a bush hut in the background and a wash tub outside one of the tents. Identified by the artist as 'Railway camp Oct 4th 1883'.

Gum trees

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/17

Watercolour painting of a bush with gum trees around it.

Gum tree

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/18

Watercolour painting of a small sapling, with a somewhat confused background. Not dated or identified, or as 'finished' as the rest of the artworks.

Seascape

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/19

Watercolour painting of a seascape, featuring a rocky point and the sea. Not dated or identified.

Landscape painting

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/20

Watercolour painting of a lake with plants around the water's edge and hills in the background. Identified only as 'Adelaide', not dated.

Seascape

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/21

Watercolour painting of waves breaking on rocks in the foreground, with headland and island in the distance. Identified as 'Port Elliot Nov. 12 1883'.

Broad leaf plants

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/22

Watercolour painting of a clump of broad leafed plants beside a waterway. Not identified or dated and somewhat rough.

Pencil sketch of 'Flinders'

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/23

Preliminary pencil sketch of a landscape, with annotations on paint colours. Identified only as 'Flinders'.

Landscape

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/24

Watercolour painting of a landscape which appears to be in the Flinders Ranges. A pencil annotation identifies it as 'Kaolinga'[?].

Wilmington

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/25

Watercolour painting of the township of Wilmington with the Flinders Ranges in the distance. Identified as 'Wilmington Oct 1st 1883'.

Camp near Farina

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/26

Watercolour painting of a number of tents on a plain, identified as 'Near Farina Oct 4th 1883'.

Port Augusta

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/27

Watercolour painting of sailing ships moored in an inlet with a number of buildings on the far side. Identified as 'Port Augusta Sep 29th 1883' a later pencil annotation reads 'Mr or Mt Brown'.

Bush home

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/28

Watercolour painting of an early bush homestead featuring brick and slab construction with a thatched roof, and set in partially cleared bush. Not identified or dated.

Sailing ships at Port Augusta

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/29

Watercolour painting of Two sailing ships moored near a jetty ib a shallow inlet. Identified as 'Port Augusta Sept 28 1883'.

Pencil sketch of a gum trees

Gouldsmith, Edmund, c. 1883, Artwork, PRG 701/30

Pencil sketch of the trunks and branches of gum trees in the bush. Not identified or dated.

Edmund Gouldsmith : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 701] • Artwork