Using a palate of primary colours, with jazz music playing, John Olsen painted this vibrant, imaginative work, on a ceiling.

Happily settled in married life in Paris, the artist paints with a wonderful sense of intimacy in this blissful domestic scene.

Over 70 sketches and 8 months of solid work went into this unashamedly nationalist painting.

108 degrees in the shade provided the perfect atmosphere for Streeton to capture the hot, atmospheric quality of Australia.

Making a statement, this exhibition of swiftly painted, fleeting impressions on 9 x 5 dimensioned cigar box lids was a conscious break from the traditions of the past.

Melbourne City Life in the 1950’s is the focus of this well-known and much loved Australian painting.

Inspired by his passion for the Pilbara, Fred Williams visited time and time again to find new perspectives from the air and the ground.

From field-naturalist club member with her brother, to a trail-blazer for women artists, the focus is on Jane Sutherland.

Inspired by nature and a search for the new and exotic, successful artist John Glover left England aged 63 to start a new life in Hobart Town.

It’s just a number. Robert Klippel wants the sculpture to be interpreted by the viewer. That’s you.