The Art Of Australia
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback edition in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels present.
A landmark work in Australian cultural history, The Art of Australia presents a sweeping survey of Australian visual art from the earliest colonial paintings to the bold modernist movements of the twentieth century. Written with characteristic wit and intellectual rigour, Robert Hughes argues that Australian art is not merely a provincial reflection of European traditions, but a distinctly powerful body of work shaped by the country's unique landscape, history, and identity. Hughes chronicles the development of iconic movements and artists — from the Heidelberg School's luminous bush scenes to the provocative works of the mid-century avant-garde — with the confident authority of one of the world's foremost art critics. The result is an essential and absorbing account that illuminates the deep relationship between a nation and its art.
Author: Robert Hughes
Format: Paperback
Published: 1981, Penguin Books
Genre: History of arts
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback edition in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels present.
A landmark work in Australian cultural history, The Art of Australia presents a sweeping survey of Australian visual art from the earliest colonial paintings to the bold modernist movements of the twentieth century. Written with characteristic wit and intellectual rigour, Robert Hughes argues that Australian art is not merely a provincial reflection of European traditions, but a distinctly powerful body of work shaped by the country's unique landscape, history, and identity. Hughes chronicles the development of iconic movements and artists — from the Heidelberg School's luminous bush scenes to the provocative works of the mid-century avant-garde — with the confident authority of one of the world's foremost art critics. The result is an essential and absorbing account that illuminates the deep relationship between a nation and its art.