Art Union of Victoria.
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Name
Art Union of Victoria.
Culture
Australian
Type
Organisation
Start date
1873
Start place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
End date
1884
End place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Occupations
Book publisher | Print publisher
Summary
Located: Australia (VIC)
NGA IRN
12396
Context
Australia
Biography
The Art Union of Victoria was founded in Melbourne in 1873 to encourage the arts in Victoria. Every year a purchased painting was presented as a lottery prize to a subscribers. Reproductions of the painting, usually a chromo-lithograph, was presented to other subscribers. The union ceased operating in 1884.
Last Updated
14 Aug 2023