Outlines Of Australian Art: The Joseph Brown Collection
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
A landmark survey of one of Australia's most celebrated private art collections, Outlines of Australian Art: The Joseph Brown Collection presents a sweeping visual and historical account of Australian artistic achievement as seen through the eyes of Melbourne's most passionate collector. Daniel Thomas, one of Australia's foremost art critics and curators, chronicles the breadth and brilliance of Joseph Brown's legendary holdings — from colonial-era landscapes and portraits to bold modernist works — illuminating how a single collector's vision shaped the cultural memory of a nation. The collection itself reads as a mirror of Australian identity, capturing the land, its people, and its evolving aesthetic consciousness across two centuries. Thomas brings a rigorous yet accessible scholarly authority to this expanded edition, weaving together critical analysis, historical context, and an intimate understanding of the Australian art world. His prose illustrates how Brown's discerning eye consistently identified works of lasting significance long before the wider market recognised their worth. For collectors, historians, and art lovers alike, this volume raises a tantalising question: what does it mean for one person's passion to become a nation's treasure?
Author: Daniel Thomas
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Macmillan
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
A landmark survey of one of Australia's most celebrated private art collections, Outlines of Australian Art: The Joseph Brown Collection presents a sweeping visual and historical account of Australian artistic achievement as seen through the eyes of Melbourne's most passionate collector. Daniel Thomas, one of Australia's foremost art critics and curators, chronicles the breadth and brilliance of Joseph Brown's legendary holdings — from colonial-era landscapes and portraits to bold modernist works — illuminating how a single collector's vision shaped the cultural memory of a nation. The collection itself reads as a mirror of Australian identity, capturing the land, its people, and its evolving aesthetic consciousness across two centuries. Thomas brings a rigorous yet accessible scholarly authority to this expanded edition, weaving together critical analysis, historical context, and an intimate understanding of the Australian art world. His prose illustrates how Brown's discerning eye consistently identified works of lasting significance long before the wider market recognised their worth. For collectors, historians, and art lovers alike, this volume raises a tantalising question: what does it mean for one person's passion to become a nation's treasure?