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Australia artists
Where artists of this country were born, trained and worked, what they painted and which of their works are in the catalogue. Pick a city, era or genre.
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Joseph Backler
1813 – 1895Transported to New South Wales as a convict in 1832, Backler became a portrait and landscape painter in Sydney, active from the 1840s to 1880.
Sydney14 works
John Longstaff
1861 – 1941One of the most prolific portraitists of his time and a five-time Archibald Prize winner, Longstaff worked in Melbourne and London and served as a war artist.
Melbourne13 works
William Beckwith McInnes
1889 – 1939A Melbourne portraitist, McInnes won the Archibald Prize seven times and taught at the National Gallery of Victoria art school.
Melbourne12 works