Outback
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: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few artists have captured the raw soul of the Australian bush with the visceral authenticity of Hugh Sawrey, and Outback stands as the definitive testament to that lifelong devotion. This stunning collection of paintings and sketches chronicles the rugged world of the Australian stockman — the drovers, the cattlemen, and the sun-scorched landscapes of Queensland — brought to vivid life by the very man who conceived and championed the Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach. Inspired by the great Australian bush ballads, each image pulses with the rhythm of hooves, the dust of long musters, and the quiet dignity of men and beasts moving across an ancient continent. Sawrey's work occupies a rare and honoured place in the tradition of Australian bush art, drawing direct lineage from the nationalist romanticism of the Heidelberg School while remaining fiercely grounded in lived experience — he was himself a drover and stockman before he was ever a celebrated painter. His brushwork is bold and cinematic, transforming the everyday hardships of outback life into scenes of genuine heroic grandeur. Outback is more than an art book; it is an act of cultural preservation, a passionate argument that the stockman's way of life deserves to stand alongside any chapter of the nation's history — and it will leave you wondering what other stories the red dust of Queensland has yet to surrender.
Author: Hugh Sawrey
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few artists have captured the raw soul of the Australian bush with the visceral authenticity of Hugh Sawrey, and Outback stands as the definitive testament to that lifelong devotion. This stunning collection of paintings and sketches chronicles the rugged world of the Australian stockman — the drovers, the cattlemen, and the sun-scorched landscapes of Queensland — brought to vivid life by the very man who conceived and championed the Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach. Inspired by the great Australian bush ballads, each image pulses with the rhythm of hooves, the dust of long musters, and the quiet dignity of men and beasts moving across an ancient continent. Sawrey's work occupies a rare and honoured place in the tradition of Australian bush art, drawing direct lineage from the nationalist romanticism of the Heidelberg School while remaining fiercely grounded in lived experience — he was himself a drover and stockman before he was ever a celebrated painter. His brushwork is bold and cinematic, transforming the everyday hardships of outback life into scenes of genuine heroic grandeur. Outback is more than an art book; it is an act of cultural preservation, a passionate argument that the stockman's way of life deserves to stand alongside any chapter of the nation's history — and it will leave you wondering what other stories the red dust of Queensland has yet to surrender.