Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly by Murray Bail and Andrew Sayers

'Sidney Nolan built a compelling narrative around the figure of Ned Kelly, the colourful and wronged anti-hero in his homemade armour, and the comic-opera police who pursue him through the vast and featureless Australian bush landscape. The mythologizing of Ned Kelly did not start with Nolan's paintings, but his images remain the most enduring and instantly recognisable versions. With the stark black silhouette of Ned Kelly, Nolan found his most powerful symbol and poetic metaphor for Australians' relationship with their land.' Nolan returned to the subject of Ned Kelly throughout his painting life but the later works never matched the freshness, immediacy and intensity of the first series. Nolan's unforgettable depictions of the Australian bush and the country's history and folklore have earned him a place in the Australian imagination unrivalled by any other painter. This 2002 National Gallery of Australia Paperback is in near mint condition.

ISBN: 9780642541956 SKU: 1346677 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1346677
Location: Art