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William Dobell

William Dobell (1899-1970) is one of Australia's foremost genre painters. Born in the Newcastle ... continue

Commercial artwork of Frank ...

Pre World War 2, when Frank Whitmore was one of Sydney's leading commercial artists ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

'Lau Pahudu Hada' (tubular ...

This tubular ikat skirtcloth is decorated with supplementary warp patterning and beading and is an ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Head of Buddha

Since ancient times, today's Thailand has been the meeting place for diverse cultures from ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Murmur II

Patsy Payne was born in London and arrived in Sydney with her family in 1960 ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Poem in running script

Liang Dingfen (1859-1919) was a native of Panyu, Guangdong province. After gaining the 'jinshi' degree ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Batik coffin cover with ...

A predominant motif on the coffin cloth is calligraphy in the form of birds arranged ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

man's shawl or mantle ...

Literature:Robyn Maxwell, 'Textiles of Southeast Asia: tradition, trade and transformation' 1990.Sylvia Fraser Lu ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Double-handled punch-dagger ('katar') with ...

This katar is an elegant example of traditional Indian weaponry. The Imperial Mughal painting, 'Jahangir ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Woman with mirror

Nakamura Ken'ichi was a prominent oil painter in the Showa period. His style was ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Osa'osa seat

Arlette Ziegler in an essay in 'Nias Tribal Treasures' (1990) writes, "On Nias almost all ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Landscape of Liuzhou

Lu Yanshao is one of the major landscape painters of twentieth-century China. He was born ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Square bottle-vase

Kawai Kanjiro was as important a potter as his contemporary and close friend, Hamada Shoji ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

I am Positive and ...

Juan Davila was born in Chile and moved to Australia in 1974. He studied at ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Calligraphy

'Huang Miaozi is a well known calligrapher art historian and critic. He was born in ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Study for 'Aurora sapiens'

The first study for this drawing is in the AGNSW's Gleeson 'Sketchbook 1', from ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

(Painting comb)

This painting comb is a gift from artist Pedro Wonaeamirri. Pedro opened the Tiwi exhibition ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Vase with design of ...

Yoshidaya (1824-31) is one of the early 19th century Kutani kilns, which aimed at reviving ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Untitled (still life)

Krishnaji Howalji Ara came to Bombay from a modest background and earned his living first ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

'Chicken coop' water pot

This form of water pot is one of the best known of a classic group ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW