Landscapes 1955-1978
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: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
A stunning visual chronicle of the Australian landscape, Landscapes 1955-1978 presents over two decades of J. Colin Angus's masterful painterly vision — from sweeping rural vistas to intimate riverside scenes rendered in rich, luminous colour. The collection captures the quiet grandeur of the Australian bush with an authenticity that could only come from an artist deeply attuned to his natural surroundings, tracing the evolution of a unique artistic voice across one of Australia's most formative postwar periods. Angus's work sits firmly within the tradition of Australian landscape painting, drawing on the legacy of the Heidelberg School while forging a distinctly personal style marked by warm tonal harmonies and a reverent attention to light and atmosphere. This curated retrospective illustrates how Angus refined his technique across more than two decades, producing works of quiet emotional power that reward sustained contemplation. For collectors, students of Australian art, and lovers of the land itself, this volume stands as an essential record of one artist's profound and enduring dialogue with the continent.
Author: J. Colin Angus
Format: Hardback
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
A stunning visual chronicle of the Australian landscape, Landscapes 1955-1978 presents over two decades of J. Colin Angus's masterful painterly vision — from sweeping rural vistas to intimate riverside scenes rendered in rich, luminous colour. The collection captures the quiet grandeur of the Australian bush with an authenticity that could only come from an artist deeply attuned to his natural surroundings, tracing the evolution of a unique artistic voice across one of Australia's most formative postwar periods. Angus's work sits firmly within the tradition of Australian landscape painting, drawing on the legacy of the Heidelberg School while forging a distinctly personal style marked by warm tonal harmonies and a reverent attention to light and atmosphere. This curated retrospective illustrates how Angus refined his technique across more than two decades, producing works of quiet emotional power that reward sustained contemplation. For collectors, students of Australian art, and lovers of the land itself, this volume stands as an essential record of one artist's profound and enduring dialogue with the continent.