Scan of watercolour painting by Len Annois in 1930 of a view towards Cliveden Mansions looking from the western end of Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. The picture shows the railway tracks, an electric train heading towards Princes Bridge railway station, and Cliveden Mansions prominent in the background.
[The railway line from Princes Bridge to Heidelberg was electrified in 1921.]
State Library of Victoria record:
Title: Cliveden [and the Jolimont railway line, East Melbourne] [art original] / Len Annois
Author/Creator: Len Annois 1906-1966,
Publisher: [193-]
Date(s): 1930
Description: 1 painting : watercolour, pen, ink and pencil on white paper ; 28.7 x 39.9 cm.
Copyright status: This work is in copyright
Terms of use: Use of this work allowed provided the creator and SLV acknowledged.
No known copyright restrictions apply.
Identifier(s): Accession no(s) H94.63/12
Subjects: Cliveden (East Melbourne, Vic.) ; Railroad tracks -- Victoria -- Melbourne ; Wellington Parade (East Melbourne, Vic.) ; Watercolors
Notes: Signed in black watercolour l.r.: LEN ANNOIS.
Not dated but 1930s.
Contents/Summary: A view towards Clarendon Street, showing Cliveden. The viewpoint is from a bridge across the Jolimont railway line, and shows the tracks.
Source/Donor: Gift of Mr Richard Annois and Mrs Rosemary Bingham, the artist's children 1991.
Related works: Series: Len Annois collection. Part 2.
Biographical/Historical note: Born Melbourne, 1906; educated at Melbourne High School
Link to digitised item: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/108127
Link to this record: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vi...
ADB entry for Len Annois: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/annois-leonard-lloyd-len-9370
