NOLAN, Sir SIDNEY (1917-1992)

“Burke and Wills Expedition IV” (1975)
original screenprint
65 x 75cm
signed lower right
*represented at Tate Gallery, London
*private collection, Sydney
 
Nolan was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of mediums, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously Ned Kelly, the bushranger and outlaw. Nolan's stylised depiction of Kelly's armour has become an icon of Australian art.