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Collection

Works cited in the document “Australian painters of the twentieth century”
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Arthur Boyd The expulsion 1947-1948 38.1986 | Collection highlight
Arthur Boyd Nebuchadnezzar on fire falling over a waterfall 1966-1968 168.1983 | Collection highlight
Arthur Boyd Self portrait 1962-1963 DA47.1963
John Brack Nude with two chairs 1957 9424
Grace Cossington Smith The sock knitter 1915 OA18.1960 | Collection highlight
Grace Cossington Smith Reinforcements: troops marching circa 1917 OA5.1967
Grace Cossington Smith Extravaganza 1921 OA7.1967
Grace Cossington Smith Rushing circa 1922 OA8.1967
Grace Cossington Smith Things on an iron tray on the floor circa 1928 OA9.1967
Grace Cossington Smith Interior with wardrobe mirror 1955 OA11.1967 | Collection highlight
Grace Cossington Smith The curve of the bridge 1928-1929 1.1991 | Collection highlight
Grace Cossington Smith Centre of a city circa 1925 299.2002
William Dobell Nude 1931 7226
William Dobell Self portrait 1932 399.1985
William Dobell The boy at the basin 1932 6788
William Dobell The duchess disrobes 1936 482.1987 | Collection highlight
William Dobell Mrs South Kensington 1937 7363
William Dobell Margaret Olley 1948 8164 | Collection highlight
William Dobell Woman watching a funeral 1938 497.1996
Russell Drysdale Walls of China 1945 7631 | Collection highlight
Ian Fairweather Fish traps, Peking 1935 225.1982
Ian Fairweather Roi soleil 1956-1957 9315
Ian Fairweather Triple portrait circa 1970-circa 1971 63.1975
Donald Friend An exotic garden viewed at different levels 1957 198.1988.a-b
Donald Friend Sofala 1947 140.1995
James Gleeson The sower 1944 OA13.1966
James Gleeson The arrival of implacable gifts 1985 225.1985 | Collection highlight
James Gleeson Crater with revenant 1966 201.2007
Colin Lanceley Songs of a summer night (Lynne's garden) 1985 343.1985
Godfrey Miller Unity in blue circa 1948-circa 1952 8680
Godfrey Miller Still life with lute circa 1954-circa 1956 9286
Sidney Nolan Pretty Polly Mine 1948 8169 | Collection highlight
Sidney Nolan Burke 1962 OA1.1968
Sidney Nolan Hare in trap 1946 318.2007
John Olsen Spanish encounter 1960 OA29.1960.a-c | Collection highlight
John Olsen Nightfall, when wattle stains the doubting heart 1980 45.1981
John Olsen Golden summer, Clarendon 1983 167.1985
Margaret Preston (Still life with teapot and daisies) 1915 192.1977
Margaret Preston Summer 1915 826
Margaret Preston Still life 1926 4.1972
Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 OA7.1960 | Collection highlight
Margaret Preston Western Australian gum blossom 1928 93.1978 | Collection highlight
Margaret Preston Self portrait 1930 937 | Collection highlight
Lloyd Rees Sydney skyline from McMahons Point 1932 304.1986 | Collection highlight
Lloyd Rees The road to Berry 1947 7940 | Collection highlight
Lloyd Rees Spring at Lane Cove 1961 OA13.1961
Lloyd Rees Fire haze at Gerringong 1980 226.1982
Jeffrey Smart Keswick siding 1945 193.1982
Jeffrey Smart Truck and trailer approaching a city 1973 1.1980 | Collection highlight
Albert Tucker Apocalyptic horse 1956 286.1982 | Collection highlight
Brett Whiteley Self portrait in the studio 1976 1.1977
Brett Whiteley Alchemy 1972-1973 348.1998.a-r
Brett Whiteley Untitled painting 1961 272.1996 | Collection highlight
Fred Williams Sherbrooke Forest 1961 OA14.1964
Fred Williams Trees on hillside II 1964 OA6.1965