Norman Lloyd's Works Part 1 Norman Lloyd's style in painting changed significantly during his long career of over 40 years - from his early traditional works influenced by Julian Ashton (whose school he attended after returning from World War I), to his works referencing French impressionism in the mid to late 1920s and then showing the flair of the fluid British modernist school from the 1930s on. The catalogue of the Retrospective Exhibition at Christopher Day Gallery in June 1990 gives us an insight into how the Australian art world at that time viewed these changes: "... Traditional Australian art collectors do not generally take to a sudden change in an artist's style and such a broad variation from traditionalism to modernism in just a few years was not readily accepted in the 1920s by Australians who could not yet appreciate such creativity. However, the critic for the Melbourne 'Argus', who was possibly Arthur Streeton, responded very favourably to the Melbourne exhibition: 'Interesting modern work is that of Mr Norman Lloyd, a Sydney artist who has been in Europe for three years ... Mr Lloyd has found, chiefly in Italy and France, subjects for treatment by a method which applies a certain formalism to reality, and seeks out possibilities for making a picture. The work is not decoration as generally understood, but often there is a good deal about it that is decorative. In a number of cases there is a tendency towards emphasising the cube rather than the curve, and the result is worth much attention... Towers and turrets and hills appeal greatly to the artist and he suits his method ably by representing them. Bridges and boats and archways are treated in other pictures.' More reviews of Norman Lloyd's work exhibited in the 1920s in Sydney and Melbourne and in London in the 1930s are published in Press 1920_1933. The works shown here are grouped by themes rather than chronologically and present early harbour impressions, European scenes showcasing the built environment, as well as majestic nature. Sydney Harbour and Sydney Environments Cockatoo Island, 1921, oil on canvas, 38 x 46 cm, SLR Private collection This is a  very early work by Lloyd, depicting the working Sydney Harbour with Cockatoo Island, which served as one of the largest shipbuilding sites in Australia. Hawkesbury River, 1922, oil on canvas board, 49 x 74 cm, SLL Private collection Another very early example of Lloyd's work, showing a rather traditional influence. Summer Haze, 1922, oil on board, 34 x 44.5 cm, signed lower left, University of Sydney Union Art Collection Sydney Harbour, Mosman,  Oil on canvas, 33.5 x 39 cm, SLL, Private collection. A stunning example of a work from the later 1920s, celebrating Sydney harbour.                                                Sydney Harbour, Oil on board, 32 x 27cm, SLL Private collection European Villages, Towns and Cities San Gimignano, Tuscany, 87.5 x 120 cm        Tuscan Village, 51 x 56 cm private collection. exhibited as no. 31 in the exhibition of 35 paintings at Leger Gallery London, in 1931 or 1933 San Gimignano inside the walls,         View of San Gimignano, Tuscany Tuscany,  71 x 76 cm       San Gimignano, 56 x 45.5 cm       The Courtyard, 45.5 x 56 cm Village on a lake, possibly Garda, Italy       A Village near Siena, Italy Pastel, 31.5 x 39.5 cm, SLR                            Oil on canvas, 32 x 40 cm, SLR Private collection                                              Private collection Yellow Terrace, 76 x 63.5 cm           Summer day in village, 51 x 61 cm                     Mountain Village, 86.5 x 95.5 cm                          Isolated Village, 45.5 x 56 cm                     St Pauls, 33 x 40.5 cm, Private collection                     Le Pont Neuf, Paris, oil on canvas, 37.5 x 47.5 cm, SLR                     Label verso: Institute of oil painters, Norman Lloyd,                     R.O.I., FRSA, 63 Marlborough Place, London NW8                     Private collection                                     A bridge in Paris, pastel on paper, 30.5 x 38.5 cm, SLL                      Private collection                     Boats in canal, 76 x 95.5 cm, Private collection                                    Bridge and boats, 61 x 76 cm,                   Boats and bridge, 51 x 61 cm     Fishing on the Seine, 51 x 61 cm                       Dusk on the Seine, 45.5 x 56 cm     City Port, 51 x 61 cm                                          Boats at Port, 45.5 x 56 cm Gondolas, Venice, 56 x 45.5 cm         Entrance to the village Village at stream, 61 x 76 cm                        Houses by the river, 51 x 61 cm Private collection                                            Private collection    Spanish Valley, 45.5 x 56 cm                       Fortress, 45.5 x 56 cm Terraced City, 45.5 x 56 cm A Fishing Village                                        Fishing Boats Oil on canvas, 44 x 54.5 cm, SLR            Oil on board, 41 x 52 cm, SLL Private collection                                        Private collection     Bulls and Boats, 86.5 x 95.5 cm,                            Bulls and Boats, 45.5 x 56 cm possibly no. 18,  exhibited in the show of 35 paintings at Leger Gallery, London, in 1931 or 1933                    Fishing village and mountain,                              Barn, 51 x 61 cm signed lower left, 33 x 40.5 cm Fishing Village, 61 x 76 cm                               Full sails, 45.5 x 56 cm                                   Village scene, pastel, 32 x 39 cm, SLL                      Private collection Rooftops, 76 x 91.5 cm,                                         Village Swing, 76 x 95.5 cm dated 1929 verso                                                      Private collection Private collection                                                   Laneway in Town, 51 x 61 cm                          Town Square, 51 x 61 cm Private collection                                                 Private collection The Park, 33 x 40.5 cm                                              Blossoms, 51 x 61 cm                                   The Chateau, 76 x 95.5 cm, Private collection Citadel, 71 x 91.5 cm,                                 Bell Tower, 33 x 40.5 cm, Private collection Private collection Shaded Gateway, 33 x 40.5 cm                   Three chickens, 33 x 40.5 cm         Village and Stream, 45.5 x 56 cm Town Archway, 33 x 40.5 cm      Village Church, 33 x 40.5 cm,      Private collection Church Steeple, 40.5 x 33 cm, Private collection European Seascapes, Mountainscapes and Landscapes Rocks in a stormy sea, oil on canvas, 44 x 51.5 cm, SLR Private collection   Stormy Sea, 76 x 95.5 cm, Private collection Beside the Sea, 45.5 x 56 cm Harbour Boats from Sunflower Ridge, 115.5 x 146 cm,  Private collection           Sailing boats through Magnolias, 76 x 95.5 cm, Private collection Banana Trees, 76 x 95.5 cm                               Banana Trees, 61 x 76 cm Private collection                                                 Private collection Snow capped mountains, 45.5 x 56 cm Mountains, possibly Turkey                            Mountain landscape, Turkey Pastel, 31.5 x 39.5 cm, SLL                              Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 54.5 cm, SLL Private collection                                               Private collection                                                                                                             Brown landscape, oil on canvas, 44.5 x 53.5 cm, SLR                     Private collection                   Pathway through forest, oil on canvas            54 x 44.5 cm, SLR            Private collection River landscape, oil on canvas, 32.5 x 40 cm, SLL Private collection    River Dusk, 45.5 x 56 cm                                    Golden Valley, 45.5 x 56 cm Tall Cyprus, 56 x 81 cm                                             Tuscan Hill, 33 x 40.5 cm, Private collection    Shadowed Hills, 51 x 61 cm                               Majestic Mountain, 45.5 x 56 cm   Waterfall, 33 x 40.5 cm SLL = Signed lower left "Norman Lloyd" SLR = Signed lower right "Norman Lloyd"
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