Russell Drysdale, Desert Children, 1958. Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 61cm. Courtesy: the artist and Nanda/Hobbs, Sydney.

Bringing together over seventy works in a variety of media, this show highlights Australia’s most iconic artists of the 20th century and beyond.

Sourced from vendors, private collections and salesrooms, the works exhibited provide a snapshot of the trailblazing methodologies, styles and practices of the Australian blue-chip market. This diverse collection not only celebrates the canon as a whole, but investigates the individual aesthetic merit of its pioneering artists.

Exhibited artists include: Brett Whiteley, Garry Shead, William Robinson, James Rogers, Lin Onus, John Olsen, Sidney Nolan, Mirka Mora, Norman Lindsay, Robert Klippe, Nicholas Harding, Russell Drysdale, Ray Crooke, John Coburn, Cressida Campbell, John Brack, Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, Bruce Armstrong, Rick Amor, Jason Benjamin and Fred Williams.