Joseph Brown Collection

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The Joseph Brown Collection comprises works of art donated to the

, part of the NGV. More than 150 works are on display at the centre.

The collection comprises varied Australian art from different periods, including portraits painted by many well-known artists. The display gives a history of Australian art. It includes engravings from the first days of the colony and early European looking landscapes of Australia, and

Australian painters of the later 20th century are also on display. A few works by Australian Aboriginal artists are also included.

Artists included

The collection includes the following artists:^[1]

• Wes Walters
• Eugene von Guerard - Yalla-Y-Poora
• Tom Roberts
• Frederick McCubbin - Autumn Memories
• E. M. Boyd
• E. Phillips Fox
• Roger Kemp
• John Olsen
• Margaret Preston
• John Perceval - Floating Dock and Tugboats
• Nude With Dressing Gown
• Peter Booth
• Grace Cossington Smith
• Peter Purves Smith
• Arthur Boyd - Bride and Groom by the Creek
• John Russell
  - Almond Tree and Blossom and Rough Seas
• Brett Whiteley
• Fred Williams - Cricketer

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