Impressionism- Audio Guide

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Impressionism - Audio Guide

  1. 2010-03-24

    A bush burial by Frederick McCubbin

    In this portrait of bereavement, Frederick McCubbin has characterised both loss and hardship. The scenario seems initially clear but the painting leaves us to speculate on the nature of the relationships.

    4 min

  2. 2010-03-24

    Shearing the rams by Tom Roberts

    In Shearing the rams, Tom Roberts painted the mainstay of the Australian colony.

    6 min

  3. 2010-03-24

    Field Naturalists by Jane Sutherland

    Here is a late 19th century artist who could paint children who were not lost or destitute or dead but exhibiting good-humoured curiosity, the hallmark of a happy childhood.

    7 min

  4. 2010-03-24

    Spirit of the drought by Arthur Streeton

    This painting was one of Streeton’s few nods to symbolism. His allegorical Spirit of the Drought is placed on an Impressionist landscape and to that landscape he remained true.

    2 min

  5. 2010-03-24

    The 9 by 5 Exhibition by Australian Impressionist painters

    The 9 x 5 impression exhibition set out to educate the Australian public in international art practice.

    4 min

  6. 2010-03-24

    The Point Wharf, Mosman Bay by Arthur Streeton

    Arthur Streeton and Sydney were each other’s gift. Sydney provided the perfect outdoor subjects for an Impressionist and Streeton become the champion of Sydney Harbour, painting it in all its moods.

    5 min

  7. 2010-03-24

    The purple noon's transparent might by Arthur Streeton

    Arthur Streeton was a fan of the English poet Percy Shelley as revealed in this painting’s title. Immediately hailed as a masterpiece, the painting’s reputation has endured.

    4 min

  8. 2010-03-24

    A Holiday at Mentone by Charles Conder

    Condor painted A Holiday at Mentone especially for land-booming Melbourne. It was a showpiece, produced after his move from Sydney where he had painted less elaborate beach scenes.

    3 min
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