Arthur Streeton

Arthur Streeton (1867–1943) was a pivotal Australian landscape painter and a leading voice of the Heidelberg School, often referred to as Australian Impressionism. Born in Mount Moriac, Victoria, Streeton's early life saw his family relocate to Melbourne, where he began formal art studies at the National Gallery School in 1882 and worked as an apprentice lithographer. His artistic journey truly began to flourish in the late 1880s when he befriended fellow artists Tom Roberts…