Dec 4, 2017
. . . . . . . . . . #frederickmccubbin #mccubbin #downonhisluck #art #thingsthatmadanimpression . . . Frederick McCubbin was born in Melbourne, Australia on 25 February 1855, and died 20 December 1917, aged 62 years. ‘Down on His Luck’ was painted in 1889, which depicts a swagman sitting by a campfire and, as the title suggests, looking a bit down. The fellow in the painting was a friend of the artist, Louis Abrahams, who was an unsuccessful gold prospector. The painting is owned by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
