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Frederick McCubbin, The Pioneer, 1904, oil on canvas, 223 x 86; 224 x 122; 223 x 85 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Felton Bequest, 1906.

Spray Painting The Pioneer


3 Mar 2023
⬤ National Gallery of Victoria | The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2023

It has always looked strange to me, hovering up there like some kind of shimmering mirage, but I could never say exactly why.

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Artists: Frederick McCubbin, Tom Roberts, Anne Zahalka, Helen Maudsley

Rex Butler teaches Art History in the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture at Monash University.


This review was made possible thanks to the generous support of MERIDIAN SCULPTURE.

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