Ceiling mural by Augustus Faust

Brief description

This ceiling is by muralist and painter Augustus Faust. The motifs are related to common symbols of the late Victorial period. There are relationships between approaches with this mural and those of Augusto Lorenzini and, like Lucien Henry, he used the waratah motif and Australian flowers for mural subject matter.

Faust migrated in the 1870s with his Grandmother, father and siblings, joining an uncle in Milton. He moved to Sydney. One of his residences was 27 Galloway Street Parramatta. This mural was a companion piece for three rooms of murals. There are two other related objects in the collection - a diary and a length of mural frieze on cloth (linen).

Faust also did commissions for the Catholic Church in the Sydney region. He appears in the Sands directory as a painter.

Measurements

383 x 195 cm

Subject category

Early 20th century

Department

Culturally Significant Objects
Cultural Collections

Accession date

05 Nov 2012

Object number

2012.22.1

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Mural Painting Work of Art

Ceiling mural by Augustus Faust

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