{"product_id":"2026100001035-secondhand-aspects-of-australian-figurative-painting-1942-1962-fears-dreams-and-desires","title":"Aspects of Australian Figurative Painting 1942 -1962: Fears, Dreams and Desires","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Dixon, Christine \u0026amp; Terry Smith\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished:  The Power Institute of Fine Arts - University of Sydney, 1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48196014670043,"sku":"2026100001035-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/75a96d30-368f-4d38-89f6-aa8bcee14c90.png?v=1769564834","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100001035-secondhand-aspects-of-australian-figurative-painting-1942-1962-fears-dreams-and-desires","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}