Still life with painting by Max Watters
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Christopher Capper (b.1951): Artist
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2014-2016
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This painting by Christopher Capper features a drawing of a farmhouse by artist Max Watters in the background. Christopher Capper very much admired Max Watters' work and after he corresponded with Watters, Watters gifted two drawings to Capper, one of which is the drawing in this painting. In 2022 Capper donated the Watters' farmhouse drawing to MRAG in memory of Max Watters. (Accession number 2022.075)
As a tribute to Watters' talent Capper created three paintings (of which this is one) inspired by Watters' original farmhouse drawing. These paintings were also donated to MRAG by Christopher Capper. (Accession numbers 2022.076, 2022.077, 2022.078).
Max Watters was born in Muswellbrook, where he lived for most of his life. He painted the landscapes of the Upper Hunter for more than 50 years, recording the heritage of landscapes, houses and homesteads in his unique style. He had many exhibitions of his work and his work has been collected by galleries around Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
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