New acquisitions
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The National Gallery of Australia is always adding to the national collection, keeping abreast of emerging developments as well as expanding existing collections. The highlights featured in each issue of artonview are displayed here one month later.
Note: Previous acquisitions can be viewed in the overview of each collection area under the Collection tab in the main menu.
Mawalan Marika
The Milky Way c 1965
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased 2009
One of the most important Yolngu artists in the history of bark painting, Mawalan Marika was born before the time of early European invasion into what is now the Arnhem Land region.
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Erich Heckel
White horses (Weisse Pferde) 1912
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
The Poynton Bequest, 2009
© Erich Heckel. Licensed by Bild-Kunst & VISCOPY, Australia
Erich Heckel, EL Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff were the founding members of the German Expressionist group Die Brücke (The Bridge).
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J Miller Marshall
Fossicking for gold 1893
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Gift of Jenny, David and Melissa Manton in memory of Jack Manton, 2009
English-born landscape artist J Miller Marshall arrived in Australia in the late 1880s. It appears that he was initially drawn to Victoria in search of gold but stayed for the art.
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John Skinner Prout
The River Barwon, Victoria c 1847
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased 2009
Australia Illustrated was the most popular illustrated book produced during the period of colonial expansion in the late nineteenth century and was a clear demonstration of Australia’s developing nationhood.
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Walter Burley Griffin
Swivelling desk chair 1917
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased 2009
The architect Walter Burley Griffin was born near Chicago in 1876. He graduated in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1899 and worked in the office of eminent Chicago architect Frank Lloyd Wright …