Central Australia
1949
Medium
oil and enamel paint on composition board
Measurements
92.1 × 121.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1950
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Sidney Nolan was one of Australia’s most inventive and influential artists. Between 1949 and 1953 Nolan created a series of extraordinary images that depicted inland Australia. These included aerial views of desert and mountain ranges, drought-stricken landscapes with carcasses, poignant narratives of the Burke and Wills expedition, and images of religion in an Australian context. Nolan’s unique vision, which had an overwhelming impact on local audiences, launched his international career and supplanted the pastoral imagery that had dominated Australian landscape painting since the nineteenth century.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pencil (erased in 1962) l.r.: Nolan 29.11.49
Accession Number
2241-4
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
Australia (nation) bird's-eye views burnt ochre (colour) dirt roads mountain landscapes (visual works) Northern Territory (territory)
Movements
Angry Penguins