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Read • Jeffrey Smart: The traveller
Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013) is one of Australia’s most recognised painters, but not because he paints identifiably Australian subjects or locations. Smart has a … -
Read • Mysterious and mundane: The art of Jeffrey Smart
Australian artist Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013) is one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, seeking inspiration from the world around him. Smart portrays the sinister … -
Read • Margaret Olley: A muse & artistic subject for others
Margaret Olley’s friendships with artists are chronicled in their pictures of her, such as William Dobell’s 1948 Archibald Prize–winning painting, works by … -
Read • With an inquisitive mind we become travellers
If you ask, nearly everyone seems to have a place to travel to in mind — for a holiday, family reunion, destination for study or work … -
Read • Vale: Jeffrey Smart
Jeffrey Smart was Australia’s pre-eminent painter of the contemporary world. Born in Adelaide, in 1921, his first ambition was to be an architect …