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Untitled [farmhouse painting]
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Christopher Capper (b.1951): Artist
Production date
2014-2016
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This painting by Christopher Capper was inspired by a farmhouse drawing by the artist Max Watters who had gifted the drawing to Capper. (Accession number 2022.075). In 2022 Capper donated the Watters farmhouse drawing to MRAG in memory of Max Watters along with three of his own paintings inspired by the Watters drawing. (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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