Grace Cossington Smith was a famous modernist Australian painter. She is best known for her uniquely Australian modernist paintings that were influenced by what Post-Impressionist Europe was doing at the time. Famous Grace Cossington Smith artworks include “The Sock Knitter", “The Bridge in Curve”, "The Curve of the Bridge", "Landscape at Pentecost", "Eastern Road, Turramurra", … [Read more...] about Grace Cossington Smith Quotes about Art
Australian Painters
You've made it to our list of famous Australian painters or painting artists in the Art in Australia section of the ArtQuotes.net website. Here you will find notable working artists and those from the history of Australian art. It includes all artists who are known for their paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and other paint mediums. To find a different type of Australian artist like a printmaker or a sculptor return to the Art in Australia hub.
Famous Australian Painters
- Arthur Boyd - Art Quotes - Famous Australian painter, potter and printmaker known for his depictions of the Australian landscape.
- John Brack - Art Quotes - 20th century Australian painter, draftsman, and printmaker famous for his depictions of life in Australia.
- Elisabeth Cummings - Art Quotes - Popular Australian female artist known for her landscape paintings and prints of Australia.
- William Dobell - Art Quotes - Australian portrait painter and Archibald Prize winner with his controversial Joshua Smith portrait.
- Ken Done - Art Quotes - Famous Australian painter known for his brightly colored expressive paintings of the Sydney Harbour and life in Australia.
- Russell Drysdale - Art Quotes - Notable Australian painter and draughtsman who painted the Australian outback and the people in it.
- James Gleeson - Art Quotes - Notable Australian gay artist, painter, poet, arts writer and surrealist.
- Emily Kngwarreye - Art Quotes - Famous Australian Aboriginal artist known for her contemporary looking paintings steeped in traditional history and culture.
- Frederick McCubbin - Art Quotes - Popular Australian painter associated with the Heidelberg School of painters and Australian Impressionism.
- Albert Namatjira - Art Quotes - Famous Aboriginal Australian artist known for his watercolor landscape painting of the Australian outback.
- Sidney Nolan - Art Quotes - Renowned Australian artist famous for his Ned Kelly series of paintings depicting the bushranger and outlaw.
- Margaret Olley - Art Quotes - Notable Australian painter and philanthropist known for her still life and home interior paintings.
- John Olsen - Art Quotes - Famous landscape painter and printmaker known for his pictures of the Australian outback.
- Lloyd Rees - Art Quotes - Notable Australian artist famous for his wonderful landscape paintings, drawings and prints.
- Tom Roberts - Art Quotes - English born Australian painter associated with the Heidelberg School of painters and Australian Impressionism.
- Jeffrey Smart - Art Quotes - Famous Australian painter of urban landscapes and the people that live in them.
- Grace Cossington Smith - Art Quotes - Famous Australian female painter and one of the pioneering modernists in the country.
- Arthur Streeton - Art Quotes - Famous Australian impressionist painter associated with the Heidelberg School of artists.
- Brett Whiteley - Art Quotes - Famous Australian painter, printmaker and sculptor known for his sensual line.
- Fred Williams - Art Quotes - Influential Australian artist who painted the landscapes of Australia like no painter before him.
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Frederick McCubbin Quotes about Art
Frederick McCubbin was a famous Australian Impressionism painter associated with the Heidelberg School art movement. He is best known for his depictions of Australian rural life and our relationship with the bush. Famous Frederick McCubbin artworks include “Lost", "Down on His Luck”, "On the Wallaby Track", "Princes Bridge", "Violet and Gold", "The Pioneer", "Gathering … [Read more...] about Frederick McCubbin Quotes about Art
Tom Roberts Quotes about Art
Tom Roberts was a famous Australian Impressionism painter associated with the Heidelberg School art movement. He is best known for his depictions of Australian pastoral life and showing the harsh Australian landscape as it was rather than a weird version of the European landscape as previous artists had done. Famous Tom Roberts artworks include “Holiday sketch at Coogee", … [Read more...] about Tom Roberts Quotes about Art
Russell Drysdale Quotes about Art
Russell "Tas" Drysdale was a famous Australian painter and draughtsman. He is best known for his sun burnt images of Australian rural and outback life. Famous Russel Drysdale artworks include “Sunday Evening", "Sofala", “Portrait of Donald Friend”, "Desert Landscape", "Mangula", "Shopping Day", "The Drover's Wife", "Moody's Pub", "Walls of China", "Aboriginal Stockmen", "The … [Read more...] about Russell Drysdale Quotes about Art
Jeffrey Smart Quotes about Art
Jeffrey Smart was a famous Australian painter and draughtsman. He is best known for his urban landscapes depicting our modern surroundings and how we exist in them. Famous Jeffrey Smart artworks include “Cahill Expressway", "Matisse at Ashford", “Portrait of Clive James”, "The Oil Drums", "Portrait of David Malouf", "Control Tower", "The bicycle race (Death of Morandi)", … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Smart Quotes about Art
James Gleeson Quotes about Art
James Gleeson was a famous Australian surrealist painter, arts writer, and poet. He is best known for his surreal depictions of myths, humanity, war, and dreams in a state of metamorphosis. Famous James Gleeson artworks include “The Sower", "Avernus Transvisioned as Böcklin's Isle", “The Arrival of Implacable Gifts”, "Prospero's Workshop", "Lapsed Shadows Recycled to a Capable … [Read more...] about James Gleeson Quotes about Art
Arthur Streeton Quotes on Art
Arthur Streeton was a famous Australian Impressionist artist associated with the Heidelberg School group of painters. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape. Famous Arthur Streeton artworks include “Golden Summer, Eaglemont,", “Sunlight Sweet, Coogee”, "Fire's On", "The Spirit of the Drought", "The Railway Station, Redfern", "Near Heidelberg", "Land of … [Read more...] about Arthur Streeton Quotes on Art
Margaret Olley Quotes on Art
Margaret Olley was a famous Australian painter and philanthropist. She is best known for her intimate interiors and still life paintings. Famous Margaret Olley artworks include “Chinese Screen with Still Life", “Marigolds and Limes”, "Still Life with Leaves", "Ranunculus and Pears", "Late Afternoon", "Portrait in the Mirror", "Clivias", "Wildflowers in the Kitchen", "Yellow … [Read more...] about Margaret Olley Quotes on Art
John Olsen Quotes on Art
John Olsen is a famous Australian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape and he became the oldest artist to win the Archibald Prize for his self portrait painting in 2005 at the age of 77. Famous John Olsen paintings include “Five Bells", “Golden summer, Clarendon”, "Summer in the You Beaut Country", "Spanish Encounter", "Salute … [Read more...] about John Olsen Quotes on Art
John Brack Quotes on Art
John Brack was a famous Australian painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He is best known for his depictions of everyday life in Australia, especially as it was in the fifties and sixties. Famous John Brack paintings include “The Car", “Collins St., 5 pm”, "Nude with Two Chairs", "The Telephone Box", "Portrait of Fred Williams", "Barry Humphries in the Character of Mrs Everage", … [Read more...] about John Brack Quotes on Art