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Sir George Russell Drysdale AC (7 February 1912 – 29 June 1981), also known as Tass Drysdale, was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954.
Learn about the life and art of Russell Drysdale, one of the first Australian artists to examine the complex relationships between the landscape and inhabitants of inland Australia. Explore his paintings, drawings and photographs of rural and urban scenes, Aboriginal people and drought conditions.
8 de may. de 2024 · Russell Drysdale was an English-born Australian figurative painter and photographer who was among the most representative of modern Australian painters and one of the first to become widely known outside his own country. His subject was often one or a few figures against a stark rural landscape.
'Sofala' is regarded as one of Russell Drysdale's finest paintings, representing the artist at the height of his powers. With its compelling evocation of atmosphere and ambience, the painting transcends literal description of a particular place to become an expression of the quintessential qualities of an inland Australian country town.
Sir George Russell Drysdale (7 February 1912 – 29 June 1981), also known as Tass Drysdale, was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954.
Feb 7, 1912 - Jun 29, 1981. Sir George Russell Drysdale, AC, also known as Tass Drysdale, was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented...
The late Sir Russell Drysdale, more than any other Australian artist, was responsible for the images of corrosion, decay, rusting tin and bleached skeletons of animals in sandy spaces which have dominated Australian landscape painting since the 1940s.
