Aspects of Australian Figurative Painting 1942 -1962: Fears, Dreams and Desires
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: Dixon, Christine & Terry Smith
Binding: Paperback
Published: The Power Institute of Fine Arts - University of Sydney, 1984
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This authoritative art history study presents the evolution of Australian figurative painting during the turbulent decades from 1942 to 1962, a period marked by psychological tension and cultural transformation. The authors chronicle how artists confronted fears, dreams and desires through bold imagery, wartime anxieties and shifting postwar identities, illustrating the movement’s defining themes and its push toward a more expressive national visual language.
Author: Dixon, Christine & Terry Smith
Binding: Paperback
Published: The Power Institute of Fine Arts - University of Sydney, 1984
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This authoritative art history study presents the evolution of Australian figurative painting during the turbulent decades from 1942 to 1962, a period marked by psychological tension and cultural transformation. The authors chronicle how artists confronted fears, dreams and desires through bold imagery, wartime anxieties and shifting postwar identities, illustrating the movement’s defining themes and its push toward a more expressive national visual language.