National Gallery of Australia

Henry Moore's Hill Arches in the Sculpture Garden

The National Gallery of Australia is a major art gallery (museum) in Canberra, Australia. It is Australia's "national art gallery" funded by the Federal Government. Download high resolution version (1424x1036, 184 KB)National Gallery of Australia, photo taken by John Conway 2004 and released under the GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1424x1036, 184 KB)National Gallery of Australia, photo taken by John Conway 2004 and released under the GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 668 KB)Hill Arches by Henry Moore at the National Gallery of Australia sculpture garden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 668 KB)Hill Arches by Henry Moore at the National Gallery of Australia sculpture garden. ... Jump to: navigation, search Reclining Figure (1951) is characteristic of Moores sculptures, with an abstract female figure intercut with voids. ... Jump to: navigation, search Canberra is the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and, with a population of just over 323,000, is also Australias largest inland city. ...

Major Displays:

• Australian Art
  • Art in the Aboriginal Tradition (mostly recent, but in traditional forms)
  • Art in the European Tradition
• Western Art (from Medieval to Modern, mostly Modern)
• Eastern Art (from South and East Asia, mostly traditional)
• Modern Art (international)
• Crafts (dishes to dresses, international)
• Sculpture Garden (Rodin to Modern)
• Visiting exhibits

As of this writing, the Gallery is open daily, and closes at 5PM. The fog sculpture in the sculpture garden is only operated between noon and 2PM. Admission is free except to the visiting exhibits. There are a cafe and a gift shop on the premises. Rodins The Burghers of Calais in Calais, France. ...

Allow 2-3 hours for a walkthrough with a cursory examination of all the displays, longer if you have more than casual interest in some of it.

The most internationally famous work in the Gallery is Blue Poles, painted in 1952 by American artist Jackson Pollock. The purchase, under the auspices of the Whitlam government, was politically extremely controversial, though history has shown that the painting's reputation (and value) has grown enormously. Blue Poles hanging in the National Gallery of Australia Blue Poles, more correctly known as Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jackson Pollock in 1950 Pollocks Galaxy, a part of the Joslyn Art Museums permanent collection Blue Poles Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American artist and a major force in the abstract expressionism movement. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edward Gough Whitlam (born 11 July 1916), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia, was the only Australian Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Governor-General. ...

Expensive works purchased

Although Blue Poles is the most well known expensive painting bought by the gallery, there have been more expensive works bought since.

• $7.4 million for After Cezanne by Lucian Freud
• $4.6 million for A Bigger Grand Canyon by David Hockney
• $3.5 million for Golden Summer, Eaglemont by Arthur Streeton
• $1.3 million for Blue Poles by Jackson Pollock
• $800,000 for Pregnant Woman by Ron Mueck

In September 2005, the gallery refused the offer to buy Sketch for Deluge II by Wassily Kandinsky for $35 million. Lucian Freud, OM, CH (born December 8, 1922) is a British painter and printmaker. ... Jump to: navigation, search David Hockney,CH (born July 9, 1937) is a British artist, based in California. ... Sunlight Sweet, Coogee by Arthur Streeton (1890). ... Jackson Pollock in 1950 Pollocks Galaxy, a part of the Joslyn Art Museums permanent collection Blue Poles Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American artist and a major force in the abstract expressionism movement. ... Ron Mueck (born 1958) is an Australian hyper-realist sculptor working in Britain. ... Wassily Kandinsky On White II (Kandinsky 1923) Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name sometimes spelled as Vasily, Vassily or Vasilii) (December 4, 1866 – December 13, 1944) was a Russian-born French painter and art theorist. ...

See also

• Art of Australia
• National Gallery of Victoria, another Australian gallery
• Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney art gallery

Australia is home to perhaps the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world - that is, those of the Aboriginal Australians, an artistic tradition that began to receive international recognition in the late 20th century. ... The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) is an art gallery, open to the public, and located in The Domain in Sydney, Australia. ...

External link

• Home page of the National Gallery of Australia