| Description |
xvi, 214 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Second numbered series of the Miegunyah volumes ; no. 44 |
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Miegunyah Press series. Series 2 ; no. 44
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| Contents |
1. A European heritage 1909-1936 -- 2. Early Melbourne modernists 1936-1940 -- 3. Darebin Bridge House and the Art Establishment 1940-1945 -- 4. Postwar art and letters 1945-1948 -- 5. Harkaway to Provence 1948-1955 -- 6. Towards abstraction 1955-1973 |
| Summary |
"Lina Bryans - unconventional, generous and beautiful - was an influential artist of the modernist movement in Australia, and a key player in the cultural life of Melbourne. Often overlooked in her own time, Bryans is now being recognised as a significant figure in Australian art." "Bryans was untrained, and her painting is spontaneous, intuitive and expressive. She was a superb colourist, and brought an abstract lyricism and spirituality to her work, reinterpreting the Australian landscape." |
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"To understand the full extent of Bryans' contribution to Australian cultural life, however, Gillian Forwood argues that we must turn to her portraits. Painted between 1937 and 1974, these portraits - all of friends - form a striking and intimate gallery of the most influential figures in Melbourne's cultural landscape. Collectively, they create a pictorial biography of Bryans herself, revealing her rare gift for friendship, her dynamic and generous temperament, and her international outlook."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Bryans, Lina, 1909-
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Women painters -- Australia.
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Painters -- Australia.
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Women painters -- Australia -- Biography.
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Painting, Australian -- 20th century.
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Painters -- Australia -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Bryans, Lina, 1909- artist
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| LC no. |
2003447443 |
| ISBN |
0522850375 |
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