The Heidelberg School is the name commonly given to the Australian Impressionist painters who worked around Melbourne in the late 1880s and 1890s. Rather than a formally organised school, they were a network of artists who met, studied and painted together in locations including Box Hill, Eaglemont and Heidelberg.
Working outdoors, the painters sought to record the particular light, atmosphere and landscapes of Australia. Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin and Charles Conder are central figures. Women artists also took part in the wider plein-air circle. The name ‘Heidelberg School’ was coined in 1891 and covers artists whose connections to individual painting camps varied.
Artists and participants
Principal painters
- Tom Roberts (1856–1931)
- Arthur Streeton (1867–1943)
- Frederick McCubbin (1855–1917)
- Charles Conder (1868–1909)
Other artists associated with Australian Impressionism and the Heidelberg circle
- Jane Sutherland (1853–1928)
- Clara Southern (1860–1940)
- Jane Price (1860–1948)
- Louis Abrahams (1852–1903)
- Ina Gregory (1874–1964)
- Walter Withers (1854–1914)
- David Davies (1864–1939)
- Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915)
Images to download
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Tom Roberts 34 High Resolution Images
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Fox, Emanuel Phillips (1865-1915) - A Love Story 1903
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McCubbin, Frederick (1855-1917) - Down on his Luck (detail) 1889
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Streeton, Arthur (1867-1943) - Fire's On (Lapstone Tunnel) 1891
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Conder, Charles (1868-1909) - Windy Day at Brighton c.1904-5
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Conder, Charles (1868-1909) - Scene on the Epte c.1894
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Conder, Charles (1868-1909) - A Holiday at Mentone 1888
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Roberts, Tom (1856-1931) - Elizabeth & Carmen Pinschof 1900
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Roberts, Tom (1856-1931) - The Flower-sellers c1893-6
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