Tom ROBERTS<br/> <em>She-oak and sunlight</em> (1889) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on wood panel<br /> 30.4 x 30.1 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> 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<br /> 2019.1159<br /> <!--81302-->
Eugene von GUÉRARD
Mr Clark's Station, Deep Creek, near Keilor 1867
oil on canvas
68.4 x 122.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mr and Mrs Solomon Lew and with the assistance of the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1986
A2-1986
Collection

Australian Art

The Australian Art collection documents the history and development of painting, sculpture, decorative arts and design in Australia from European settlement to 1980. It charts the work of major artists of the colonial and postcolonial period, as well as the broader sociohistorical and cultural contexts that have shaped Australian art history.

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Collection Highlights

Eugene von GUÉRARD<br/> <em>Mr Clark's Station, Deep Creek, near Keilor</em> 1867 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 68.4 x 122.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Mr and Mrs Solomon Lew and with the assistance of the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1986<br /> A2-1986<br /> <!--5677--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/5677"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Eugene von GUÉRARD
Mr Clark's Station, Deep Creek, near Keilor
 1867 Harden Sidney MELVILLE<br/> <em>Torres Strait Canoe and five men at the site of a wreck on the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, off Cape Grenville, North East Australia</em> 1874 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 74.0 x 125 cm 105.0 x 155.0 cm (framed)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Warren Clark Bequest and Ruth Margaret Frances Houghton Bequest, 2020<br /> 2020.686<br /> <!--144831--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/144831"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Harden Sidney MELVILLE
Torres Strait Canoe and five men at the site of a wreck on the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, off Cape Grenville, North East Australia
 1874 Frederick McCUBBIN<br/> <em>The pioneer</em> 1904 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 225.0 x 295.7 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1906<br /> 253-2<br /> <!--5990--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/5990"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Frederick McCUBBIN
The pioneer
 1904 Tom ROBERTS<br/> <em>Shearing the rams</em> 1890 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas on composition board<br /> 122.4 x 183.3 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1932<br /> 4654-3<br /> <!--2920--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/2920"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Tom ROBERTS
Shearing the rams
 1890 Arthur STREETON<br/> <em>'The purple noon's transparent might'</em> 1896 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 123.0 x 123.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1896<br /> 33-2<br /> <!--3060--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3060"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Arthur STREETON
'The purple noon's transparent might'
 1896 David DAVIES<br/> <em>Moonrise</em> 1894 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 119.8 x 150.4 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1895<br /> p.402.5-1<br /> <!--5474--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/5474"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> David DAVIES
Moonrise
 1894 Florence FULLER<br/> <em>(Paper boy)</em> 1888 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 61.2 x 45.5 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2020<br /> 2019.1077<br /> <!--143079--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/143079"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Florence FULLER
(Paper boy)
 1888 Bertram MACKENNAL<br/> <em>Circe</em> 1893 <!-- () --><br /> bronze<br /> 205.5 x 79.4 x 93.4 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1910<br /> 478-2<br /> <!--3500--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3500"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Bertram MACKENNAL
Circe
 1893 Lina BRYANS<br/> <em>The babe is wise</em> (1940) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on cardboard<br /> 94.2 x 73.3 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Gift of Miss Jean Campbell, 1962<br /> 1063-5<br /> © Courtesy of the artist's estate <!--3461--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3461"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Lina BRYANS
The babe is wise
 (1940) John BRACK<br/> <em>Collins St, 5p.m.</em> 1955 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 114.8 x 162.8 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1956<br /> 3302-4<br /> © National Gallery of Victoria <!--3161--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3161"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> John BRACK
Collins St, 5p.m.
 1955 George W. LAMBERT<br/> <em>A sergeant of the Light Horse</em> 1920 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 77.0 x 62.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1921<br /> 1182-3<br /> <!--5822--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/5822"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> George W. LAMBERT
A sergeant of the Light Horse
 1920 Grace Cossington SMITH<br/> <em>The Bridge in-curve</em> (1930) <!-- (recto) --><br /> tempera on cardboard<br /> 83.6 x 111.8 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Presented by the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1967<br /> 1765-5<br /> © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith <!--3007--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3007"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Grace Cossington SMITH
The Bridge in-curve
 (1930) Jeffrey SMART<br/> <em>Cahill Expressway</em> (1962) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on plywood<br /> 81.9 x 111.3 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1963<br /> 1306-5<br /> © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne <!--3000--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3000"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Jeffrey SMART
Cahill Expressway
 (1962) E. Phillips FOX<br/> <em>The arbour</em> (1910) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 190.5 x 230.7 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1916<br /> 777-2<br /> <!--5570--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/5570"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> E. Phillips FOX
The arbour
 (1910) Grace CROWLEY<br/> <em>Girl with goats</em> 1928 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 54.4 x 73.4 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Presented by the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1967<br /> 1759-5<br /> © National Gallery of Victoria <!--5447--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/5447"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Grace CROWLEY
Girl with goats
 1928 Sidney NOLAN<br/> <em>Footballer</em> (1946) <!-- (recto) --><br /> enamel paint on composition board<br /> 121.9 x 91.4 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with the assistance of the Government of Victoria, Foster's Group Limited, and through the NGV Foundation, 2002<br /> 2002.326<br /> © The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--70461--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/70461"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Sidney NOLAN
Footballer
 (1946) Margaret WORTH<br/> <em>Fragment 9</em> (1966); 1967 {dated} <!-- () --><br /> synthetic polymer paint on canvas<br /> 61.5 x 122.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2017<br /> 2017.410<br /> © Margaret Worth/ Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--126777--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/126777"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Margaret WORTH
Fragment 9
 (1966); dated 1967 Clara SOUTHERN<br/> <em>An old bee farm</em> (c. 1900) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 69.1 x 112.4 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1942<br /> 1129-4<br /> <!--3021--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/3021"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Clara SOUTHERN
An old bee farm
 (c. 1900) Iso RAE<br/> <em>Young girl, Étaples</em> (c. 1892) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 105.5 x 59.5 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family, Professor Graham Peirson and Christine Peirson and the Norma Atwell Bequest, 2020<br /> 2020.705<br /> <!--144974--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/144974"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Iso RAE
Young girl, Étaples
 (c. 1892) Joy HESTER<br/> <em>Pauline McCarthy</em> (1945) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on cardboard<br /> 45.7 x 26.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> June Sherwood Bequest, 2021<br /> 2021.275<br /> © Joy Hester Estate/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--147406--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/147406"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Joy HESTER
Pauline McCarthy
 (1945)

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