Frederick McCubbin painted this work while a student of George Folingsby at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. It shows the influence of Folingsby’s teaching in its domestic genre, dramatic storyline, carefully controlled lighting and a grey-brown palette enlivened with red and purple. McCubbin has given this mid-Victorian narrative a strong Australian flavour with a bearded swagman, bedroll on his shoulder, returning home. 

Frederick McCubbin was one of the founding members of the Heidelberg School, which is an art movement related to Australian Impressionism. He became famous for his depictions of pioneer life that captured the challenges and aspirations of living in the Australian bush. Some of his most popular masterpieces include Down on his luck (1889), On the Wallaby Track (1896), and The pioneer (1904). 

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Dimensions:  930mm Width x 690mm Height x 60mm Depth   

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