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Arthur OShea
North of Deepwater – Historic Ironbark Railway Bridge
Oil on canvas
"The benign neglect of New England's beloved railway bridges of the 1880s" are the inspiration for this painting.
In this work Arthur explores his love of country, the abandoned magnificence of the old ironbark railway bridge and a bygone era, in the hope future generations will reflect and respect on the feats of the past.
Today travellers stop to take photos of the old bridges- built by hand from local ironbark, clay and granite. This bridge once formed part of the main northern line between Deep Water and Tenterfield.
Size: 90 × 45 cm
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About Arthur OShea
Arthur O’Shea is a Brisbane artist inspired by the “benign neglected beauty” of New England’s historical railway bridges – relics of the 1880s Railway Boom.
Born in 1934, country Victoria, the son of a mounted policeman, his early years stationed with family in outback towns, have greatly influenced his work.
Arthur’s paintings explore his love of country, the abandoned magnificence of old wooden railway bridges and a bygone era, in the hope future generations will reflect and respect on the feats of the past.
Previous collections: Historical Australian Shipwrecks - Permanent Exhibition Queensland Maritime Museum Art Gallery. 2023- Current
