Time is running out for Tullamarine art lovers who want to explore the work of the country’s famous Impressionists.
An exhibition focusing on the Australian artists who lived in France in the late 19th century is currently open at the National Gallery of Victoria, but only for a few more days.
The display features a range of paintings from the group, many of which are usually held in private collections and are not often seen by the general public.
The artists on show include John Russell, who worked with Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh, and Charles Conder, who partied with Toulouse Lautrec. Their work is exhibited alongside paintings by less well-known Australian artists and work by French, American and British artists from the same period.
For those who would like to learn more about the period and the artists, printing services have been called upon to create a colourful book by the gallery's Curator of Australian Art. The book features high quality reproductions of many of the works on show and offers more information about the artists and their work. The book and the exhibition show how the artists were influenced and the effect they, in turn, had on the Australian art scene as a whole.
The exhibition is taking place at the gallery's Ian Potter Centre in central Melbourne's Federation Square. The show runs until Sunday October 6. The gallery is open from 10:00am until 5:00pm every day except Monday. For more information, visit the gallery's website.
