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Emma Boyd: 'The quail shooter' 1884

Video Emma Boyd: 'The quail shooter' 1884

TLF ID M020081

In this work Emma Boyd depicts the landscape near her home, ‘The Grange', in Victoria. See how the landscape dominates the single human figure? What do you think this suggests? What is the artists trying to say by creating this sense of scale?

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Topics Regional art Australian art Cultural imperialism Painting Composition (Visual arts) Artists Visual arts Art movements Art materials Culture Cultural contexts Historical settings (Narratives) Social settings (Narratives) Cultural awareness Cultural identity Narratives Settings (Narratives) Artistic purpose
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  • The Arts
  • Visual Arts

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