9 by 5 Impression Exhibition

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The 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition was a landmark 1889 Melbourne art show where Australian Impressionist painters displayed small, rapidly executed landscape and urban scenes that helped define a distinct Australian style of Impressionism.

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instanceOf Australian art exhibition ⓘ
Impressionist art exhibition ⓘ
art exhibition ⓘ
approximateDimensionsOfWorks 9 by 5 inches ⓘ
artForm painting ⓘ
artisticSchool Heidelberg School ⓘ
associatedWith National Gallery of Victoria (collection of many exhibited works) ⓘ
city Melbourne ⓘ
closingDate 1889-09-09 ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
criticalReception initially mixed reviews ⓘ
curatorialConcept to present quick impressions of light and atmosphere ⓘ
endTime 1889 ⓘ
genre Impressionism ⓘ
hasFormat small panel paintings ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
influenced development of national identity in Australian painting ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
laterReception later recognized as a key moment in Australian modern art ⓘ
location Melbourne ⓘ
movement Australian Impressionism ⓘ
notableFor small, rapidly executed landscape scenes ⓘ
small, rapidly executed urban scenes ⓘ
use of cigar-box lids as painting supports ⓘ
numberOfWorksExhibited about 183 ⓘ
openingDate 1889-08-17 ⓘ
organizer Arthur Streeton ⓘ
Charles Conder ⓘ
Tom Roberts ⓘ
participant Arthur Streeton ⓘ
Charles Conder ⓘ
Clara Southern ⓘ
Frederick McCubbin ⓘ
Jane Sutherland ⓘ
Louis Abrahams ⓘ
Tom Roberts ⓘ
significance helped define a distinct Australian style of Impressionism ⓘ
landmark exhibition in Australian art history ⓘ
startTime 1889 ⓘ
state Victoria ⓘ
streetAddress Swanston Street, Melbourne ⓘ
linked to: Swanston Street
titleOrigin named for the approximate dimensions of the cigar-box lids (9 by 5 inches) ⓘ
typicalSubjectMatter Australian bush landscapes ⓘ
Melbourne urban scenes ⓘ
suburban and coastal views ⓘ
venue Buxton’s Rooms ⓘ
linked to: Buxton Town Hall

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Australian Impressionism → exhibitedAt → 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition ⓘ
Heidelberg School → exhibitedAt → 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition ⓘ
Heidelberg School → associatedWith → 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition ⓘ