A unique opportunity to see the works of four of Australia’s most important painters, and to broaden understanding of Impressionism.
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A brief glance through the history of painting trees in the landscape, from Rubens and Poussin to van Gogh and Pissarro.
Some paintings have figures and action which goes beyond staffage, and provides narrative, meaning, or puzzles.
An illustrated index of the 61 artists covered in this series, with links to detailed coverage.
In the late 1880s, several painters started to work in the rural area of Heidelberg, east of Melbourne, adopting a style which later became known as Australian Impressionism.
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