Showcasing four innovative Australian Impressionist artists, Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Charles Conder, and John Russell, this exhibition explores Impressionism in an Australian context – closely related to yet entirely distinct from its European counterparts. From ‘snapshots’ of life in the rapidly teeming cities of Melbourne and Sydney to dazzling landscapes of coast and bushland, the paintings of Roberts, Streeton, and Conder came to epitomise a growing sense of national identity as Australia approached Federation in 1901. Read more.
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A Quiet Day on Darebin Creek (1885), Tom Roberts © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
In the Morning, Alpes Maritimes from Antibes (1890-91), John Russell © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
A Clearing in the Forest (1891), John Russell © Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Fireman’s Funeral, George Street (1894), Arthur Streeton © AGNSW
Antibes (c. 1890-92), John Russell © AGNSW
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