Title

The Edwardians: Secrets and desires.

Venues

National Gallery Of Australia (12 March 2004 – 14 June 2004)

Date

(2004)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT). Paintings

Curator

Anna Gray

Documentation

Catalogue

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

The Edwardians: Secrets and Desires showcases the art of the Edwardian period (1900–1914). Among Australia’s most loved artists are those who went to study and live in Europe at the turn of the 19th century. Many of these artists stayed abroad for as long as two decades and, like Australian film stars of today, became figures on the world stage. This exhibition places the work of these Australian artists in the context of the European artists who influenced them. The exhibition shows how artists dramatised their subjects to portray the glamour and artifice of aristocratic life and the dramatic shift from a period of established order to the beginnings of a more modern world, reflecting a greater variety of social experiences. [Gallery media, 2004].