The Art Of Frank Mutsaers: A Second Book Of Australian Landscapes
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Australia's vast and ancient landscapes have long inspired artists to capture their raw, luminous beauty — and Frank Mutsaers rises to that challenge with remarkable sensitivity in this stunning visual collection. The Art of Frank Mutsaers: A Second Book of Australian Landscapes presents a curated selection of landscape paintings that chronicle the sweeping terrain of the Australian continent, from its sun-scorched outback plains to its lush coastal vistas, rendered with a painter's eye for light, colour, and atmosphere. With a foreword by Tom Roberts of the Kew Gallery lending the work additional cultural authority, this volume stands as both a personal artistic statement and a broader celebration of the Australian natural environment. Mutsaers' work sits firmly within a proud tradition of Australian landscape art, drawing on the legacy of the Heidelberg School while asserting its own contemporary voice — one that is intimate, reverent, and technically assured. Each painting instructs the viewer to slow down and truly see the land, inviting a meditative engagement with terrain that is at once familiar and profoundly remote. Whether you are a collector, an admirer of Australian art, or simply drawn to the sublime beauty of the natural world, this volume leaves you wondering what hidden landscapes still await the painter's brush.
Author: Frank Mutsaers
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Crystal Offset Pty. Ltd.
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Australia's vast and ancient landscapes have long inspired artists to capture their raw, luminous beauty — and Frank Mutsaers rises to that challenge with remarkable sensitivity in this stunning visual collection. The Art of Frank Mutsaers: A Second Book of Australian Landscapes presents a curated selection of landscape paintings that chronicle the sweeping terrain of the Australian continent, from its sun-scorched outback plains to its lush coastal vistas, rendered with a painter's eye for light, colour, and atmosphere. With a foreword by Tom Roberts of the Kew Gallery lending the work additional cultural authority, this volume stands as both a personal artistic statement and a broader celebration of the Australian natural environment. Mutsaers' work sits firmly within a proud tradition of Australian landscape art, drawing on the legacy of the Heidelberg School while asserting its own contemporary voice — one that is intimate, reverent, and technically assured. Each painting instructs the viewer to slow down and truly see the land, inviting a meditative engagement with terrain that is at once familiar and profoundly remote. Whether you are a collector, an admirer of Australian art, or simply drawn to the sublime beauty of the natural world, this volume leaves you wondering what hidden landscapes still await the painter's brush.