Details

Subject(s)

• Art Gallery of New South Wales—Catalogs [Browse]
• Painting, Australian—Catalogs [Browse]
• Painting, Australian—Australia—Sydney (N.S.W.)—Catalogs [Browse]

Issuing body

• Art Gallery of New South Wales [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Catalogs [Browse]

Summary note

Annotation. What makes a painting endure and resonate through time? What makes a masterpiece? Highly respected art curator Barry Pearce provides a personal tour of 100 of his favourite Australian paintings from the walls and vaults of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.Pearce profiles works from the most famous names in Australian art, including Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin, Grace Cossington Smith, Sidney Nolan, Margaret Preston, Fred Williams, Brett Whiteleyand Ben Quilty. He reveals intriguing stories behind some of Australiaa s best-loved paintings, and uncovers lesser-known gems along the way.

Notes

Includes index.

Other title(s)

One hundred moments in Australian painting from the Art Gallery of New South Wales

ISBN

• 9781742231297 (hardback)
• 1742231292 (hardback)

OCLC

871245837

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