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The Cosmopolitans

In Gallery Two

Previous exhibition
from Saturday 1 April 2023 until Thursday 8 February 2024
Mary Chomley
Collection display in Gallery Two, April 2023
1 Mary Chomley, 1909 Violet Teague. 2 Collection display in Gallery Two, April 2023.

Spanning the 1880s to the 1930s, this collection display celebrates the innovations in art – and life – introduced by the generation of Australians who travelled to London and Paris for experience and inspiration in the decades either side of 1900. The Cosmopolitans will feature splendid and much-loved portraits by artists including Tom Roberts, Rupert Bunny, George Lambert and Violet Teague, as well as self-portraits – by the likes of Hugh Ramsay and Stella Bowen – which are among the icons of the Gallery’s collection. At the same time, this belle époque transformation of Gallery 2 will underline the debt owed by contemporary Australian artists to the innovation and creativity of their forebears.

Portraits on display

Portrait of George Selth Coppin
Self portrait
Self portrait with scarf
1 Portrait of George Selth Coppin, c. 1895-1899 Tom Roberts. 2 Self portrait, c. 1934 Stella Bowen. 3 Self portrait with scarf, c. 1930s Rupert Bunny.
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