Evening c1890 by Australian Impressionist Walter Withers is a distinguished painting with interesting provenance and a strong exhibition history. It was originally acquired by the family of James Oddie, founder of the Art Gallery of Ballarat. It was subsequently sought by two distin

Tom Roberts once wrote that significant art was, ‘the perfect expression of time and place.’¹ It was during the late 1880s, after his return from Europe in 1885, that Roberts developed this expression in his art. Art historian Virginia Spate cites this period, prior to the turn of

The two-metre high, three-metre-wide triptych, Sour the Boiling Honey 1991, is the work that introduced Anne Wallace to the Australian art scene. Completed at the age of just twenty-one, the work is an ambitious, early example of Wallace’s figurative painting and singular commitment

This painting came from a trip I took to the rainforest-clad peaks of Bunya Mountains National Park in south-east Queensland, which shelters the largest stand of ancient bunya pines in the world.

I had heard stories of the Aboriginal groups that came every three years for the bunya

My grandfather, Albert Namatjira, his country starts from Ormiston Gorge, the Finke River and goes right down to Palm Valley. To the east of the gorges is the MacDonnell Ranges. My grandfather’s dreaming is there and it’s very important country.¹

The first aspect of Ben Quilty’s paintings that will strike any uninitiated viewer is the innate appeal of their surface.  Quilty applies paint with a glorious, buttery intensity: he is clearly an artist who loves his medium.  But the attraction of Quilty’s luscious impasto encompa

The first aspect of Ben Quilty’s paintings that will strike any uninitiated viewer is the innate appeal of their surface.  Quilty applies paint with a glorious, buttery intensity: he is clearly an artist who loves his medium.  But the attraction of Quilty’s luscious impasto encompa

Helen Johnson is quickly becoming one of Australia’s brightest artistic talents. Her works have been exhibited at major Australian and international institutions, including the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Tate Modern, both in London.

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