Shearing the rams by Tom Roberts
In Shearing the rams, Tom Roberts painted the mainstay of the Australian colony.
Mar 24, 2010•6 min
Impressionism- Audio Guide
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A bush burial by Frederick McCubbin
In this portrait of bereavement, Frederick McCubbin has characterised both loss and hardship. The scenario seems initially clear but the painting leaves us to speculate on the nature of the relationships.
Mar 24, 2010•4 min
Field Naturalists by Jane Sutherland
Here is a late 19th century artist who could paint children who were not lost or destitute or dead but exhibiting good-humoured curiosity, the hallmark of a happy childhood.
Mar 24, 2010•7 min
The purple noon's transparent might by Arthur Streeton
Arthur Streeton was a fan of the English poet Percy Shelley as revealed in this painting’s title. Immediately hailed as a masterpiece, the painting’s reputation has endured.
Mar 24, 2010•4 min
The Point Wharf, Mosman Bay by Arthur Streeton
Arthur Streeton and Sydney were each other’s gift. Sydney provided the perfect outdoor subjects for an Impressionist and Streeton become the champion of Sydney Harbour, painting it in all its moods.
Mar 24, 2010•5 min
Spirit of the drought by Arthur Streeton
This painting was one of Streeton’s few nods to symbolism. His allegorical Spirit of the Drought is placed on an Impressionist landscape and to that landscape he remained true.
Mar 24, 2010•2 min
The 9 by 5 Exhibition by Australian Impressionist painters
The 9 x 5 impression exhibition set out to educate the Australian public in international art practice.
Mar 24, 2010•4 min
Professor Marshall Hall by Arthur Streeton
Australian composer Marshall Hall was an advocate for Australian Impressionist art and an admirer of Arthur Streeton, buying several of his works. Streeton returned the compliment with this searching portrait.
Mar 24, 2010•3 min
Lily Stirling by Tom Roberts
What makes a great portrait? Perhaps when it generates enduring interest in the subject’s character – and what a layering of possibilities there is in Tom Roberts’s painting of Lily Stirling.
Mar 24, 2010•4 min
Mrs L. A. Abrahams by Tom Roberts
Golda Abrahams was the wife of Louis Abrahams, who was a friend of Roberts and McCubbin. Roberts painted this portrait as a wedding present for the couple.
Mar 24, 2010•3 min
Golden summer, Eaglemont by Arthur Streeton
Both Roberts and Condor painted the breathtaking view from Eaglemont Hill across the Yarra Valley to the Dandenongs but Streeton made it his own in magnificent blue and gold panoramas.
Mar 24, 2010•5 min
A Holiday at Mentone by Charles Conder
Condor painted A Holiday at Mentone especially for land-booming Melbourne. It was a showpiece, produced after his move from Sydney where he had painted less elaborate beach scenes.
Mar 24, 2010•3 min
The Sunny South by Tom Roberts
In Tom Roberts’s painting The Sunny South, a naked man stands by a sun patch in a grove of coastal banksias. He, his companions and we gaze out at the sparkling sea.
Mar 24, 2010•2 min
An Early Taste for Literature by Charles Conder
In Charles Conder’s painting An early taste for literature, the milk pale has over-turned and a wandering cow munches on a magazine. Conder’s emphasis is the particular rather than the general.
Mar 24, 2010•4 min
Holiday sketch at Coogee by Charles Conder
In 1888, Charles Conder painted with friend and fellow artist Tom Roberts at Coogee, Sydney. On the green hill over-looking the bay, they worked side by side.
Mar 24, 2010•2 min
Lost by Frederick McCubbin
Amid the natural beauty of the bush in McCubbin's painting Lost we see the seriousness of the woman’s plight dawn on her: the landscape doesn’t care whether she lives or dies.
Mar 24, 2010•3 min
The artists' camp by Tom Roberts
In Tom Roberts's painting The artists' camp, we join the artists at Box Hill as the shadows lengthen.
Mar 24, 2010•2 min
Allegro Con Brio by Tom Roberts
Tom Roberts’ painting Allegro Con Brio (fast with brightness) celebrates the vigour and confidence of the time and can be read as an accurate portrayal of 19th century Melbourne street life.
Mar 24, 2010•2 min
Coming South by Tom Roberts
Coming South documents the migrant experience with almost photographic realism. As such, it is Tom Roberts’s first exploration of one of the enduring themes of Australian history.
Mar 24, 2010•3 min
Introduction to Australian Impressionism by Terence Lane
Terence Lane, curator of Australian Impressionism (NGV Australia 2007), introduces the themes explored in the exhibition.
Mar 24, 2010•1 min
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