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Cynthia G. GrubbThis assessment is not new. Lionel Lindsay called him “our national artist” in the Art of Arthur Streeton of 1921. Lindsay wrote that Streeton’s Transparent Might of the Purple Noon, which was first…
Cynthia G. GrubbA portrait of Russell Drysdale was entered by an unknown artist in the Archibald Prize about 50 years ago. The artist was painted as a ragged, snarling head emerging from…
Cynthia G. GrubbSydney’s annual Archibald Prize announcement is a spectacular spectacle. The crowd includes journalists, photographers, TV crews, as well as some of the artists and their friends, dealers, and other subjects.…
Cynthia G. GrubbThis exercise brings to light the widely-held belief that we all (experts included) are easily fooled and that many of our art galleries contain works that aren’t what they claim…
Cynthia G. GrubbHart was a bushranger with full credentials the following year while camping at Stringybark Creek with three of his friends. A group of four policemen had attempted to arrest Kelly’s…
Cynthia G. GrubbIn an illustrious and successful career, he has mastered a variety of cultural genres as an actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He is also credited with numerous stage and television hits.…
Cynthia G. GrubbIn her paintings, we can be looking up or down. The land is a powerful image that surrounds and encompasses us, and not one in which we assume a privileged…
Cynthia G. GrubbJanet Dawson won the 1973 award for her portrait of writer Michael Boddy. Cairns’s portrait is a wonderfully intimate work that celebrates the relationship while also making a playful reference…
Cynthia G. GrubbThe prosecution accused two Melbourne-based men of a joint criminal venture relating to the sale and creation of the paintings. They also alleged that a third painting called Lavender bay…
Cynthia G. GrubbIt is spectacular. The loan is up until November 9 and comprises about 450 pieces, including some of the most famous names in European art. These include Rembrandt’s, Titian’s, Anthony…
