Title

after Van Gough: Australian artists in homage to Vincent.

Venues

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. (6 September 2005 – 30 October 2005)

Date

(2005)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC).

Documentation

Invitation, Catalogue

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

"The exhibition after Van Gogh: Australian artists in homage to Vincent reveals the profound influence this infamous Dutch master has had on Australian art. Showcasing over 66 works by 25 Australian artists, after Van Gogh includes major works by Brett Whiteley, John Perceval, Grace Cossington Smith, Yosl Bergner, Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker, Martin Sharp, Asher Bilu, Peter Callas and Gordon Bennett.

The exhibition features the National Gallery of Victoria’s much-loved portrait by Van Gogh Head of a man 1886.  This painting was the first by Van Gogh to enter a public collection in Australia. Included in the controversial 1939 Herald Exhibition of French and British Contemporary Art — dubbed as degenerates and perverts by the then director of the National Gallery — it is one of his many paintings that have inspired generations of artists and gallery visitors." [PR]