Paul Cézanne
French 1839–1906
Turn in the road c. 1881
oil on canvas
60.6 x 73.3 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Bequest of John T. Spaulding (48.525)
Photography © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
Collection

2021 at the NGV

From the radical works of the Impressionists, to the transformative impact of design on daily life, the NGV’s upcoming exhibitions, programs, festivals and events are a celebration of the revolutionary spirit that powers human creativity. We can’t wait to share it all with you, and in the meantime, here are some of the highlights to look forward to.

Turn in the road

Paul Cézanne
French
Turn in the road c. 1881
oil on canvas
60.6 x 73.3 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Bequest of John T. Spaulding
48.525
Photography © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
She-oak and sunlight

Tom ROBERTS
She-oak and sunlight (1889)
oil on wood panel
30.4 x 30.1 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Jean Margaret Williams Bequest, K. M. Christensen and A. E. Bond Bequest, Eleanor M. Borrow Bequest, The Thomas Rubie Purcell and Olive Esma Purcell Trust and Warren Clark Bequest, 2019
2019.1159
Flooded Gum, Katarapko Creek, Murray River National Park

Nici Cumpston
Flooded Gum, Katarapko Creek, Murray River National Park 2007
watercolour and pencil on inkjet print on canvas
74.5 x 202.5 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2008
2008.8
© Nici Cumpston
Phantom dancing with castanets (Fantasma con castañuelas)

Francisco GOYA y Lucientes
Phantom dancing with castanets (Fantasma con castañuelas) 1824–28
Bordeaux Album II [H], 61
black crayon
19.1 x 15.0 cm (sheet)
Matilla and Mena 180; Gassier and Wilson 1818; Gassier I 473; Sánchez Cantón 385
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (D04123)
Photo courtesy of Museo Nacional del Prado (José Baztán and Alberto Otero)
COVID-19 scroll

Sonia Chitrakar
COVID-19 scroll 2020
Odisha, Eastern India
natural pigment on paper backed with cloth
243.8 x 63.5 cm
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Asian Art, 2021
The kiss

Peter Behrens   
The kiss 1898  
colour woodcut printed in dark brown, light brown, olive green, blue, red and black 
27.2 x 21.6 cm (image)
36.1 x 27.6 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
On the banks of the Murrumbidgee River

Maree Clarke
On the banks of the Murrumbidgee River 2019
lenticular print lightbox
120.0 x 120.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2019
2019.837
© Maree Clarke
Framework, necklace

Bin Dixon-Ward
born United Kingdom 1960, arrived Australia 1960
Framework, necklace 2012
SLS nylon, ink
75.0 x 16.0 x 5.0 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Bin Dixon-Ward
Gan'yu (Stars)

Gulumbu Yunupingu
Gan’yu (Stars) 2006
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
90.7 x 36.5 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters and Patrons of Indigenous Art, 2006
2006.421
© The Estate of Gulumbu Yunupingu, courtesy of Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala