Sidney NOLAN Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia 22 Apr 1917; Died: London, England 28 Nov 1992 PORTALEGRE TAPESTRY WORKSHOP Glenrowan c. 1974 Portuguese woven wool tapestry, 310 x 400 cm Benalla Art Gallery Collection Ledger Bequest, 1998 1998.02 © Sidney Nolan Trust/Bridgeman Images

6th Jun 2019 – 15th Dec 2019
Ledger Gallery

Artists across time have been fascinated by the play of the light on the land. In the 19th century, European artists arriving in Australia were captured by the strength and clarity of the light and strove to adapt their traditional techniques to represent it.

This exhibition presents artworks from across Australian art history which explore the changing nature of the light in the landscape, and the real and imagined worlds artists have explored through this lens.

Image: Sidney NOLAN
Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia 22 Apr 1917; Died: London, England 28 Nov 1992
PORTALEGRE TAPESTRY WORKSHOP
Glenrowan c. 1974
Portuguese woven wool tapestry, 310 x 400 cm
Benalla Art Gallery Collection
Ledger Bequest, 1998
1998.02
© Sidney Nolan Trust/Bridgeman Images

Charles BRYANT Born: Enmore, New South Wales, Australia 1883; Died:1937 Fishing fleet at sunset not dated oil on canvas, 61.5 x 76.9 cm Benalla Art Gallery Collection Ledger Gift, 1980 1980.05
Arthur BOYD Born: Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia 1920; Died: 1999 Riversdale Hill, with Flame Trees not dated oil on composition board, 91.7 x 122.4cm [board] Benalla Art Gallery Collection Gift of C.J.R. Ansett in memory of his wife Nancy, 1984 1984.42 © Bundanon Trust https://www.bundanon.com.au/