A National Gallery of Victoria Touring Exhibition.

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
13 December 2003 to 15 February 2004

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
2 April to 30 May 2004

Gippsland Art Gallery
18 June to 25 July 2004

Lionel Lindsay's love affair with Spain began in 1902. He considered his first visit, when he was unknown and poor, as the single most formative influence on his artistic career.

Lionel Lindsay: An Antipodean in Spain presents an extensive selection of Lindsay's images of Spain which focus on its architecture, landscape and people. Images of Australian rural subjects are exhibited alongside, enabling a comparison of Lindsay's treatment of two countries which he thought shared many physical similarities. The range of exhibited material including prints, watercolours, drawings and sketchbooks, provides a fascinating insight into Lindsay's creative process.