Episode number 15 of Series “The Australian eye III”.
A small but powerful painting by Russell Drysdale, which combines starkness with lyricism. The artist talks about his reactions to the picture and his problems in painting it, and his style and technique of underpainting and glazing.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013731
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Drysdale, Russell, Sir, 1912-1981
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)