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Nora Heysen: A Pioneer in Art and Life
Latest Stories
Shearer in Wool: Texture and Colour on a Memorable Scale
Category: Leonard Joel News
Whenever a large wool tapestry appears at Leonard Joel, it’s worth noting that works of this scale are rare to market...
A Closer Look at Black Opals: Learning from Nathan Harris
Category: Leonard Joel News
Nathan Harris, an opal merchant in Melbourne, was my first introduction to the finer points of a fine black opal, but my first sighting of one of thes...
In Zambia’s Lower Zambezi, Elephants are Moving Freely Again
Category: The 22nd Report
From the air, the elephants of Zambia’s Lower Zambezi no longer move in fear...
Art Salon Featured Artist: Guy Grey-Smith
Category: The Auction Salon
Guy Grey-Smith was born on 7 January 1916 in the wheatbelt of Western Australia, the second son of Francis Edward Grey-Smith and Ada Carr, whose scand...
A History of Australian Printmaking: Works from the Collection of the Print Council of Australia
Category: Prints & Multiples
Looking through the Print Council of Australia collection is a little like tracing the history of Australian printmaking itself...
Porcelain Landscapes: The Artistry of Harry Davis
Category: Decorative Arts
One of the finest artists ever to work at the renowned English porcelain company, Royal Worcester, was Harry Davis (1885-1970)...
Fully Informed or Misinformed?
Category: Leonard Joel News
A chance encounter with my school music teacher gave me my first real insight into how industry specific language, particularly the language of catalo...
Faces for the Afterlife: Funerary Masks from Ancient Egypt
Category: Decorative Arts
Across human history, funerary masks have appeared in societies where death rituals and beliefs about the afterlife were central to cultural identity...
Into the Light: The Extraordinary Rediscovery of Clarice Beckett
Category: Art
Clarice Beckett is today regarded as one of the most important Australian painters of the interwar period, however she was very nearly forgotten entir...