Diamond Creek in Nillumbik Shire, Victoria, Australia — Oceania
Moonrise
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Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, July 7, 2026
1. Moonrise Marker
Born England 1860, Arrived Australia 1880, Died 1948
Moonrise
Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 32.5 cm
Private Collection
Jane Price is best known for her small, moody, impressionistic landscapes, many of which depict the rising moon and capture the softness of the evening twilight. In 1889, she shared a studio in Grosvenor Chambers, Collins Street East, Melbourne, with fellow Heidelberg School artists Clara Southern and Jane Sutherland. She was also a close friend of Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin. Around the time of the World War I, and for several years after, she rented a 'log cabin' in Diamond Creek, which was close to 'The Shack', May Vale's studio and home.
The Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People.
Erected by Nillumbik Shire, Suburban Revitalisation and Victoria State Government.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 37° 40.556′ S, 145° 9.095′ E. Marker is in Diamond Creek, Victoria, in Nillumbik Shire. It is on Watkins Street 0.1 kilometers north of Edinburgh
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Regionally, it is in Oceania, in Australasia, in the Pacific Ocean, in South Pacific, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Orchard c.1904 (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter Withers (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Swimming Pool on the Plenty River (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); Quirk's the Tailor and Mrs Quirk's Tea Rooms (approx. 4.9 kilometers away); Eltham Avenue of Honour (North) (approx. 5 kilometers away); Post Office & Former Observer Office (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); Stroll through history (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Eltham Avenue of Honour (South) (approx. 5.8 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Jane Price Biography. The Artists
Jane R. Price, painter and governess, and one of six children, was born on 18(Submitted on August 21, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)February 1860 in Cheddar, England. She was the daughter of Rev. W.T.Price, a Baptist Minister, and this early exposure to religion, may have later sparked her keen interest in theosophy. She studied at the South Kensington Art School before travelling to Sydney in 1880. Two years later she settled in Melbourne, and made close life-long friendships with Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin and his family, as well as the Colquhoun family, and the women artists of the Heidelberg School, Jane Sutherland and Clara Southern.Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, July 7, 20262. Moonrise Marker along the Trail
From 1888, she shared a studio in Grosvenor Chambers with Clara Southern and Jane Sutherland for several years. She was an advocate of painting plein air, and painted with the artists of the Heidelberg School at Eaglemont and Heidelberg. She painted small pastel works, such as her work 'Heidelberg', as well as small 'impressionist' works in oils, reminiscent of the palette of Walter Withers, depicting the subject matter of David Davies. Like David Davies, she was particularly interested in capturing the spirit or mood of the landscape at different seasons, and in capturing the atmospheric effects of moonlight or early morning sunlight. This interest in light on the landscape can be found in many of her works, with good examples being 'Moonrise', 'Sunrise', and 'Sydney Harbour by Night', c. 1910. Also, in many of her works she used a high horizon line, a device that was associated with the 'Naturalists'.
Apart from her life as an artist, Jane Price also worked as a governess. Early in 1903, she lived in Hampton, with the artists, Alexander and Beatrice Colquhoun, acting as governess to their children. Later that year, she moved in with the Colquhoun's close friends, the McCubbin's, and lived with Annie and Frederick, and acted as governess to their children at 'Fontainebleau' on Mount Macedon.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
