{"product_id":"2026200017147-secondhand-early-australian-painters","title":"Early Australian Painters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia's colonial era produced some of the most visually arresting and historically significant art in the Southern Hemisphere, and Early Australian Painters presents a curated window into that formative period. This exhibition catalogue, produced to accompany the Bridget McDonnell Gallery's November 2006 showcase, chronicles the works of pioneering artists who captured the raw, unfamiliar landscapes of a young nation — translating the continent's dramatic light, vast wilderness, and emerging settler society onto canvas with remarkable skill and sensitivity. The works gathered within document the aesthetic struggles and triumphs of painters tasked with representing a land utterly unlike the European traditions in which many were trained.\n\nBeyond its role as an exhibition record, this volume stands as a valuable scholarly and collector's reference, illuminating the cultural and artistic foundations upon which Australian visual identity was built. The Bridget McDonnell Gallery, renowned for its commitment to significant historical Australian art, brings together works that speak to themes of place, identity, and the colonial gaze — inviting the reader to reconsider just how much of a nation's soul is encoded in its earliest painted landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49276134850779,"sku":"2026200017147-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a80a2dff-7fe9-49ed-aae6-330cf7d959ae.png?v=1789092751","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017147-secondhand-early-australian-painters","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}