Sidney Nolan

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Sidney Nolan

  1. 20/05/2010

    Africa Series by Sidney Nolan

    African landscape, Rimbaud at Harar, Baboon, and Head of Rimbaud take us back to the awakening of Nolan’s inner eye during his youth, and forward to his last landscapes.

    3 min

  2. 20/05/2010

    Ern Malley by Sidney Nolan

    The Army slouch hat and the blue eyes give the game away: this portrait of Ern Malley is Nolan confronting his demons – or perhaps his critics.

    2 min

  3. 20/05/2010

    Kelly and armour by Sidney Nolan

    In Kelly and armour we finally see Kelly freed from his armour. Here, curator Barry Pearce finds some parallels between Nolan’s preoccupation with Ned Kelly and the poet Arthur Rimbaud.

    1 min

  4. 20/05/2010

    Leda and the Swan Series by Sidney Nolan

    Nolan painted some 75 versions of Leda and the Swan. Curator Barry Pearce offers some insights into the artist’s motivations for painting the series.

    3 min

  5. 20/05/2010

    Riverbend I & Riverbend II by Sidney Nolan

    Sidney Nolan recounts the experiences that led him to create this series while Curator Barry Pearce argues why Riverbend may be seen as Nolan’s greatest masterpiece.

    4 min

  6. 20/05/2010

    Deserted homestead by Sidney Nolan

    Queensland was in the grip of a horrendous drought. Even so, Nolan drew inspiration from the trip, as Curator Barry Pearce recounts.

    1 min

  7. 20/05/2010

    Kelly, Second Series, by Sidney Nolan

    Nolan’s second Kelly series shows a more intimate image of Kelly in which the mask has partially broken away to reveal a Christ-like expression of calm.

    1 min

  8. 20/05/2010

    Little Dog Mine by Sidney Nolan

    Little Dog Mine brought with it more than a little bit of luck for Sidney Nolan as its sale introduced his work to the world stage.

    3 min
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    National Gallery of Victoria
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