Australian Painting 1788-1960 by Bernard Smith
$65.00
Australian Painting 1788-1960 by Bernard Smith is a major survey of Australian painting from the earliest colonial period through to the mid-twentieth century. Smith places the development of Australian art within its wider historical and cultural setting, discussing leading artists, movements and changing ideas of national identity.
This is the first edition, published in Melbourne by Oxford University Press in 1962. It is illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white reproductions.
Format: Hardback with dust jacket
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Melbourne
Year: 1962
Condition: Used. Good overall vintage condition. Dust jacket shows rubbing, edge wear, scuffing and small chips/marks, particularly around the edges and corners. The book itself appears clean and sound from the supplied photographs.
A substantial and collectible reference work on Australian art history.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, ART & DESIGN, ART HISTORY, NON-FICTION BOOKS, PAINTING & PAINTERS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: @ART010, @SHOPFLOOR, ART, ART HISTORY, AUSTRALIAN ART, AUSTRALIAN HISTORY, BOOKS, NON FICTION
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