Exhibition of Australian contemporary paintings

( Foreword >> < Catalogue > IT was suggested a t the Directors Conference Iin 1953 that a small LENT BY THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES exhibition showing recent contemporary Australian paintings 1 Godfrey Miller Building and Trees purchased by the National Galleries o f Australia should be sent on 2 Desiderius Orban Landscape . tour. I t was felt that such a n exhibition, comprising five o r six 3 J ohn Passmore The Argument works from each State Gallery, would show the type o f contemporary LENT BY THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA work being purchased by the various Galleries and probably 4 F r a n k Hinder Flight into Egypt introduce painters whose work was no t known in some o f the States. 5 Ronald Millen National Landscape, Summer No. 2 The Trustees o f the National Galleries supported the idea and the 6 George Duncan The Haunt o f the Black present exhibition was arranged. C o c k a t o o s 7 Gu y Grey-Smith Karri Forest The exhibition does not pretend t o be comprehensive, n o r has 8 Gu y Grey-Smith Still Life, Chrysanthemums each State selected in reference t o other States. The exhibition as it LENT BY THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA stands shows, in most cases, recent purchases o f the works o f the 9 Justin O'Brien Composition younger contemporary painters. 10 Wallace Thornton Evensong 11 Elaine Haxton Storey's House It is proposed that similar exhibitions should be arranged f r om 12 Jacqueline Hick Strangers time to time. 13 Stanislav Rapotec Harbour LENT BY THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA 14 Jean Bellette Landscape near Bathurst 15 Constance Stokes Girl Drying Her Hair 16 Donald Friend Boy with Fetish 17 Russell Drysdale Evensong 18 Jan Nigro Morning 19 Ludmilla Meilerts Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg 20 Murray Griffin Green, Silver and Gold LENT BY THE TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY 21 Max Angus Fishing Boats, Queenscliff, Vic. 22 Arthur Boyd - A'Beckett Road, Harkaway 23 Michael Kmit Signature 24 Desiderius Orban The Terrace 25 Edwin Tanner Engineers 26 Wallace Thornton Girl in Studio LENT BY THE QUEENSLAND NATIONAL ART GALLERY 27 Charles Bush Near Tumbulgum 28 Sidney Nolan Darling River LECTURE : Monday, June 27th, a t 8 p.m. "Contemporary Australian 29 Arthur Boyd Burning Wheat S t u b b l e 3 0 Sali Herman East Sydney Corner Painting" by the Director. 31 Scott Pendlebury Towards the City