In November 2014, in the National Gallery of Victoria’s storage facility in North Melbourne, a large canvas was unrolled for the first time in more than twenty-five yea
William Larkin was one of the most accomplished portrait painters of Jacobean England, yet remains an enigmatic figure.
An exhibition of one of the world’s most beloved artists, Edgar Degas, opens to the public from tomorrow at NGV International showcasing significant works never-before-seen in Australi
The NGV will present a major solo exhibition of one of the most influential artists of the past century, David Hockney, opening 11 November 2016 at NGV International.
The NGV presents a major solo exhibition of one of the most influential living artists, David Hockney: Current.
“Oh mother, it is mastered, it is beautiful”. James McNeill Whistler’s painting: Portrait of the artist’s mother, 1871, is one of a handful of paintings that are universally known and admired
What has the highlight been of Top Arts 2016? Being honoured to have my artworks exhibited in the NGV and to be involved in the top arts process as a…
One of the world’s most iconic paintings, James McNeill Whistler’s Portrait of the artist’s mother, 1871, has been unveiled at the National Gallery of Victoria in its Australian
Forty-two of the state’s best emerging young artists will exhibit their work at the NGV for the first time at StArt Up: Top Arts 2016, opening 11 March at The…
Porcelain sculpture may be considered the quintessential eighteenth-century European art form.
We interviewed Julia McFarlane from the band Twerps, who will be headlining Friday Nights at NGV on 12 February 2016.
The NGV will present its renowned collection of eighteenth-century porcelain sculpture in an upcoming exhibition, revealing eighteenth-century baroque life and culture – from commoners and aristocrats to famous actors and…
Collection of the sitter, Admiral Robert Deans (1740–1815), East Lothian, Scotland, until 1815; by descent to his son, Rear Admiral Robert Deans (1792–1867), 1815–67; then to his widow, Cheltenham, England,…
In the early 1760s, when Joshua Reynolds painted this portrait of the young Susanna Gale, daughter of a British sugar planter in Jamaica, his success as a society portraitist was…
A humble portrait of an esteemed man. The Mayor, looking frank, does not wear his official adornments.