Goulburn gallery uses Flickr to identify C17th painting

The Goulburn Regional Art Gallery is asking the Flickr community to help it research one of its 17th century paintings in its collection. It is a charming oil on wood donated to the gallery by a longtime Goulburn resident who believed it was a Claude Lorrian (1600 – 1682). Gallery director Jane Cush has found no evidence to prove that the painting was created by the French master and has decided to use citizen-research to confirm the artworks’ origins.



This is a great example of a gallery director admitting that they do not know the history of every item in their collection and see value in the community helping them. Many curators and gallery directors would believe a gallery’s standing would be jepoardised by admitting that they do not know everything, while others are using all the resources at their disposal to make their catalogue as up-to-date and accurate as possible.

If you have ever seen anything like it, please contact the gallery on +61 2 48234443.

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