Barbara Burton

26.4 x 23.4 x 2.5 cm (10.5" x 9.25" x 1") ISBN 0851795145 Rigby Limited 1973, 208 pages

Following a three page introduction the 100 full-colour plates are presented one to a page as large is as is possible on the page, one or two images cross the gutter. On the page facing each image are brief notes about the artist and the painting shown.

The artists included here (number of plates in brackets): Ashton, Blackman, A Boyd (2), P Boyd, Brack, Bunny (2), Buvelot (2), Chevalier (2), Conder (4), Counihan, Crooke, Davies (3), Dickerson, Dobell (4), Drysdale (4), Fairweather, Fox (3), Fratter, French, Gill, Glover, Gould, Gruner (3), Herman, Heysen (4), Hilder, Lambert (2), Lindsay, Long, Longstaff (2), Martens, McCubbin (6), Meldrum, Namitjira, Nerli, Nolan (3), Olsen, Perceval, Piguenit, Prout, Pugh, Ramsay (2), Reess, Roberts (8), Shore, Smart, Streeton (7), Strutt, Tucker, von Guerard, Wakelin, Williams, Withers (2).

This is a well produced book with good colour reproductions although the dark areas of the paintings lack detail.… (mehr)