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Theme: At Ease
Artist: Russell DRYSDALE Birth/Death: 1912–1981 Title: The cricketers Credit Line: Private Collection National identity had been established on the cricket pitch as early as 1877 when a combined team from New South Wales and Victoria defeated the English touring team in the first test match. Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister, was a cricket umpire, and most of his successors have shared his passion for the game. Russell Drysdale's The cricketers succeeds as art by abandoning any pretence to illustrative realism. It is one of the most original and haunting images in all Australian art. More details Click image to enlarge |