Colin McCahon, Victory over death 2 1970
Colin McCahon (1919 New Zealand – 1987 New Zealand), Victory over death 2 1970. Painting, synthetic polymer paint on unstretched canvas, 207.5 h x 597...
National Gallery of Australia | Collection Video Tour | Twentieth-century Australian art
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The National Gallery of Australia is one of the world's most recently established national galleries. It opened to the public in 1982, after little more than a decade of collecting. The Gallery now holds the nation's largest and most valuable collection of art.
Jessie Traill, The red light, Harbour Bridge 1931
Jessie Traill (1881 - 1967), The red light, Harbour Bridge, June 1931. Print, intaglio, plate-mark 32.8 h x 24.6 w cm, sheet 45.2 h x 32.6 w cm. Purch...
Sam Atyeo, Organised line to yellow c.1933
Sam Atyeo (1910 Melbourne – 1990 France), Organised line to yellow c.1933. Painting, oil on canvas, 68.0 h x 54.2 w cm. Purchased 1970. © Courtesy of ...
Sidney Nolan, Boy and the moon c.1939-40
Sidney Nolan (1917–1992), Boy and the moon [Moonboy] c.1939-40. Painting, oil on canvas, mounted on composition board, 73.3 h x 88.2 w cm. Purchased 1...
Russell Drysdale, Emus in a landscape 1950
Russell Drysdale (1912 England - 1981 Australia), Emus in a landscape 1950. Painting, oil on canvas, 101.6 h x 127.0 w. Purchased 1970. © Estate of Ru...
Russell Drysdale, The drover's wife c.1945
Russell Drysdale (England 1912 – Australia 1981), The drover's wife c.1945. Painting, oil on canvas, 51.5 h x 61.5 w cm. Gift of American Friends of t...
John Perceval, Boy with cat 2 1943
John Perceval (1923-2000), Boy with cat 2 1943. Painting, oil on composition board, 59.0 h x 43.8 w cm. Purchased 1970. Courtesy John Perceval / Ken M...
Albert Tucker, Sunbathers 1944
Albert Tucker (1914–1999), Sunbathers 1944. Painting, oil on cardboard, 59.2 h x 86.0 w. Purchased 1981. © Barbara Tucker courtesy Barbara Tucker.
James Gleeson, The citadel 1945
James Gleeson (1915 - 2008), The citadel 1945. Painting, oil on composition board, 182.5 h x 122.0 w cm, framed 197.3 h x 136.8 w cm. Purchased 1972.
Peter Purves Smith, The diplomats 1939
Peter Purves Smith (1912 - 1949), The diplomats 1939. Painting, oil on canvas, 40.5 h x 50.5 w cm. Gift of Lady Casey 1979.