Past Exhibition

Aspects of Australian Modernism

20 September: 10 November 2018

Aspects of Australian Modernism examines the way artists responded to the world around them, from Albert Tucker's brightly coloured parrots flashing through the dense bush and Danila Vassilieff's vigorous depictions of inner city streets. It also touches on the influence of…

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Dates 20 September 2018 to 10 November 2018

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City Scape

oil on canvas

Deux Personages

charcoal, conte, wash and synthetic polymer on paper · 1976

Face with Pears

watercolour and ink on paper · 1976

Fish and Storm Clouds (Guyi Na Ngawalngwal)

synthetic polymer on linen · 1994

Gypsy Mother

oil on canvas · c.1939

Landscape

oil on canvas on composition board · c.1948

Landscape

oil on composition board · c.1958

Landscape with Figures

enamel paint on composition board · 1946

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About the Exhibition

Aspects of Australian Modernism examines the way artists responded to the world around them, from Albert Tucker's brightly coloured parrots flashing through the dense bush and Danila Vassilieff's vigorous depictions of inner city streets. It also touches on the influence of Cezanne and Paris masters, especially in the use of colour as seen in the work of Roland Wakelin and Bessie Davidson. Further focus is on William Dobell, Max Dupain, Donald Friend, Constance Stokes and Jeffrey Smart. To take A Closer Look At... Aspects of Australian Modernism with a focus on Davidson, Dobell, Dupain, Friend, Tucker, Smart, Stokes, Vassilieff and Waken - view essay here A Closer Look At... Australian Modernism - Abstraction, Myth and Landscape examines the way artists employed line, form and colour in a modern way - view essay here A Closer Look At... Figures and Landscapes in Australian Modernism with a focus on Baldessin, Whiteley, Onus, Crooke and Williams - view essay here