Grace Cossington Smith<br/> Australia 1892–1984<br/> <em>Bottlebrushes</em> 1935 <br/> oil on composition board<br/> 62.2 x 52.4 cm<br/> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br/> Gift of Andrée Harkness through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020<br/> © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith

Members Exclusive: Modern Australian Women Thea Proctor & Grace Cossington Smith

Tue 28 Jul 20, 2pm–2.30pm

Grace Cossington Smith<br/> Australia 1892–1984<br/> <em>Bottlebrushes</em> 1935 <br/> oil on composition board<br/> 62.2 x 52.4 cm<br/> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br/> Gift of Andrée Harkness through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020<br/> © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Past program

Free

This program takes place virtually

NGV Curator Becket Rozentals shares stories of the lives and artistic careers of Thea Proctor and Grace Cossington Smith whose work made a lasting impact on Australian art history.

Through a selection of works generously gifted by Andrée Harkness discover more about these two modern Australian women.

This talk will be delivered online via Webex Events exclusively for NGV Members.

Speaker
Beckett Rozental, Curator, Australian Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts to 1980, NGV
Members Australia

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