The Drover's Wife
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| Artist | Russell Drysdale |
| Year | 1945 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 51.5 cm × 61.5 cm (20.3 in × 24.2 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
The Drover's Wife is an oil painting on canvas executed in 1945 by Australian artist Russell Drysdale. It depicts a flat, barren landscape with a woman in a plain dress in the foreground. The drover with his horses and wagon are in the background.[1] The painting has been described as "an allegory of the white Australian people's relationship with this ancient land."[1] Henry Lawson's 1892 short story "The Drover's Wife" is widely seen as an inspiration for the painting, although Drysdale denies that.[2]
The painting is now part of the collection of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Gray, Anne. "The Drover's Wife". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "The Drover's Wife: Henry Lawson helps create our Mona Lisa" by Frank Moorhouse, The Australian, 27 October 2017
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