Australian collection

Comprising more than 20,000 works, the NGV's collection of Australian art is one of the oldest and best known in the country. Browse highlights from the Australian painting collection by artist name.

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The Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists (VFLAA) purchases significant contemporary visual artworks by Australian artists for the NGV collection and for touring and lending to the network of regional and metropolitan galleries of Victoria.

 

Tom ROBERTS
born Great Britain 1856
arrived Australia 1869
died 1931
Shearing the rams 1888–90
oil on canvas on composition board
122.4 x 183.3 cm
Felton Bequest, 1932
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
4654-3