Although Frederick McCubbin, now considered one of Australia's best-known painters, took an early interest in painting and continued to study art at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School after finishing school, he initially worked as a body painter and paralegal.
He also helped out in his parents' bakery and after his father's death he also took over the management of the business. At the same time, he continued his studies at the Victorian Academy of Art and was soon able to realize his first exhibitions there. One of his teachers at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School was the Austrian-Australian-British painter Eugene von Guérard, who had a lasting influence on Frederick McCubbin's style and promoted it.
From 1880 onwards, Frederick McCubbin's works became increasingly well-known and sought after, partly because he had previously received several awards from the National Gallery. At this time he also concentrated more and more on landscape motifs from the Australian bush. This creative period was followed by a period as a teacher at the School of Design at the National Gallery, which had a major influence on his current reputation as one of the most influential Australian artists. During his time as a teacher, he taught many painters who were later successful, such as Arthur Streeton, known for his impressionist works. Another important aspect that illustrates his importance to the Australian art scene is the fact that he was also one of the founding members of the Australian Arts Society. McCubbin is also regarded as an important representative of the so-called Heidelberg School, named after the Australian town of Heidelberg near Melbourne, where a regulars' table of young artists met and influenced each other.
Later Frederick McCubbin moved with his wife Annie Moriarty and his 7 children from Melbourne to Mount Macedon in the Australian state of Victoria. In this rural environment he created his own empire, the centre of which was an English-style cottage, situated on a hillside that McCubbin called "Fontainebleau". It was in this inspiring environment that Frederick McCubbin, who never left the Melbourne area except for a stay in England, his mother's home and a trip to Tasmania, created many of his most famous paintings. Thus, among other things, his very famous work "The Pioneer" was created in the house that still exists today. In the seclusion of his home in Mount Macedon, McCubbin particularly appreciated the light of the surroundings, which led him to experiment with its effect on colours in nature.
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