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Modernism from Cezanne to Australia in NGA blockbuster

Rarely seen modernist masterpieces by the likes of Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso have come to Australia from Berlin's Museum Berggruen.

AAP · May 29, 2025

From joyous celebration to the depths of grief: the new orthodoxy of the Archibald prize is there is no orthodoxy

About 50 years ago an unknown artist entered a portrait of the artist Russell Drysdale in the Archibald Prize. They had painted the artist as a craggy head, emerging from the landscape. The gallery trustees, who knew Drysdale well, loved it – but it was never hung. In their collective…

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2023

Australiana stars melted ice cream and a Ken Done doona

The Bendigo Art Gallery has launched an exhibition of Australiana featuring Ken Done paintings alongside works by Tom Roberts and Russell Drysdale.

AAP · Mar 17, 2023