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Louis McCubbin - "Gum Trees at The Foothills of Mt Lofty" w/ Cert McCubbin was born in Auburn, Victoria, the eldest son of Annie and Legendary Artist Frederick McCubbin. He was educated privately and studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School 1906–1911. He enlisted for service in the AIF in May 1916, and in May 1918, while a private serving in France, was attached to the War Records Section as an AIF war artist and promoted to lieutenant. He painted backgrounds for the battle scene dioramas (some dioramas had figures sculpted by C. Web Gilbert, others by W. Leslie Bowles) for the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, a task that took nine years to complete. He made a series of paintings depicting the Great Barrier Reef for the Australian National Travel Association. He taught drawing at Swinburne Technical College in 1935, then in 1936 was appointed director of the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide, and became a member of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board, along with directors of the Melbourne and Sydney galleries, plus G. V. F. Mann, Will Ashton and Harold Herbert. During World War II he served as deputy director of camouflage for South Australia. His last years were spent at the home of his brother, Hugh McCubbin, of Punt Road, South Yarra. This painting is Oil on Canvas.....unsigned but it is verified by Hugh in a letter to my Vendors Father who was Hughs Friend. The letter is dated 1965. It also comes with a Photo of the painting, also verifying Louis' Painting, and the back of the photo is signed as well. The Frame measures 70cm by 61cm