Racing sandyachts 500 years ago, Punch and Judy shows, the painter who inspired Pissarro, and a firing squad: not what you’d expect on the beach.
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A unique opportunity to see the works of four of Australia’s most important painters, and to broaden understanding of Impressionism.
A total of 17 paintings by 13 artists from 11 viewpoints, covering 261 years of art and parliamentary history.
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.
The Eclectic Light Company 