Julian Ashton

Julian Ashton
Born
Julian Rossi Ashton

(1851-01-27)27 January 1851
Addlestone, Surrey, England
Died27 April 1942(1942-04-27) (aged 91)
Known for
MovementHeidelberg School
Spouses
  • Eliza Ann Pugh
    (m. 1876; d. 15 July 1900)
  • (Constance) Irene Morley
    (m. 1902; d. 1946)
ElectedTrustee, Art Gallery of New South Wales

Julian Rossi Ashton CBE (27 January 1851 – 27 April 1942) was an English-born Australian artist and teacher. He is best known for founding the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and encouraging Australian painters to capture local life and scenery en plein air, greatly influencing the impressionist Heidelberg School movement.

He was a principal organiser of the 1898 Exhibition of Australian Art in London, the first major exhibition of Australian art internationally.