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TROPIC • ARTS

SIDNEY NOLAN’S IMAGE ABOVE
Sidney NOLAN
NED KELLY SERIES Ned Kelly, 1946
from the Ned Kelly series 1946 – 1947
A NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA EXHIBITION enamel on composition board,
90.8 x 121.5 cm
National Gallery of Australia Collection
6 March- 14 June Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977
Cairns Art Gallery is the exclusive Queensland venue for IMAGE LEFT
Melanie HAVA
the national tour of Sidney Nolan’s famous ‘Ned Kelly’ Meeting of the Birds, 2019
series from the National Gallery of Australia. acrylic on paper
For the first time in fifteen years, the ‘Ned Kelly’ series of IMAGE FAR LEFT
John Mawurndjul
paintings, which is widely regarded as a masterpiece of Ngalyod (detail), 2012
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus
20th century Australian art is touring in its entirety. tetrodonta)
The iconic ‘Ned Kelly’ series demonstrates Nolan’s Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased with funds
provided by the MCA Foundation, 2015
extraordinary ability as an artist, and as a storyteller who © John Mawurndjul / Copyright Agency, 2020,
could weave history with myths and legends to create an photograph: Jessica Maurer
evocative and compelling series of works that celebrate
an anti-hero and an infamous outlaw. MORE: cairnsartgallery.com.au

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