Remembering Edwin Adamson
It was while I was watching the Tokyo Olympics that I was reminded how transient achievements are. As I delved into ‘Olympic images’ in the collection of the National Gallery …
Cézanne and the Salon
As we look forward to the opening of the Impressionist exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, Barrie Sheppard explores the connection of Paul Cézanne with the art world of …
Rembrandt as literary critic
Howard Wallace has been delving ‘artfully’ into the biblical stories that fascinated Rembrandt. Howard writes: The National Gallery of Victoria’s collection of two paintings by Rembrandt does not give a …
Sisley’s ‘seascapes’
Taking her lead from the current exhibition of Australian Impressionists and the forthcoming exhibition of Impressionist art from the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) at the National Gallery of Victoria, …
‘A’ is for Allen’
March is Women’s History Month and it is timely to celebrate a woman who was once recognised for her contribution to Australian culture but is now largely forgotten. Let’s meet …
Picturing Wright
Barrie Sheppard considers Joseph Wright’s interest in self-portraiture by delving back in history. Barrie write: Joseph Wright of Derby painted six self portraits in oils approximately ten years apart. The …
Joseph Wright of Derby
Barrie Sheppard continues his exploration of the world of British art and artists. Barrie writes: The old adage of not judging a book by its cover remains good advice, reminding …
Celebrating Hollick
On the first Saturday in March 1930, Miss Ruth Hollick and Miss Dorothy Izard held an event at their photographic studio in Collins Street, Melbourne to honour the approaching marriage …
Remembering Doré
Tucked away in the National Gallery of Victoria’s ‘works on paper’ collection is a copy of Gustave Doré’s ‘Two Hundred Sketches – Humorous and Grotesque’ from 1867. While Paul Gustave …
Picturing the landscape
Barrie Sheppard takes us on a tour of the landscape in the 19th century, seen through the eyes of two important English artists. Barrie writes: Seventeenth century landscape artist Claude …