Norman Lindsay’s pirate subjects would have to be some of his most adventurous works, always brimming with swashbuckling figures and their hedonistic pursuits, depicted in a lively palette by the artist.

Streeton returned to Australia for a holiday in 1907 after many years in England and spent much of his time prolifically painting the landscape of his birthplace.

Streeton’s time spent in Venice whilst on his honeymoon in 1908 is possibly some of the happiest of his life and the work he produced from this period is testament to this.

Perhaps it was the easing effects of train travel or simply a mesmeric response to a flickering screen of images flashed through a carriage window.

In Eugene von Guérard’s paintings what is offered is always more than what is depicted. That is the essence of artistic Romanticism. 

Jeffrey Smart has been described as the ‘master of stillness’ renowned for his evocative and unique imagery depicting modern urban life.

1964 was a stellar year for Sidney Nolan. 

Tim Abdallah on Eugene von Guérard, Arthur Boyd, John Brack, Arthur Streeton and Sculptures.