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Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM AC CBE RA (22 April 1917 – 28 November 1992) was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of media, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art.
Nov 28, 1992 · Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM, AC (22 April 1917 – 28 November 1992) was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. His oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously Ned Kelly, the bushranger and outlaw.
- Australian
- April 22, 1917
- Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- November 28, 1992
Nov 28, 1992 · Sir Sidney Nolan was one of Australia’s most significant modernist artists, best known for his depictions of the history and mythology of bush life in Australia.
Sir Sidney Nolan was an artist known for his paintings based on Australian folklore. With little formal art training, Nolan turned to painting at age 21 after varied experiences as a racing cyclist, cook, and gold miner.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 11, 2018 · Sidney Nolan’s 1946–47 paintings on the theme of the 19th-century bushranger Ned Kelly are one of the greatest series of Australian paintings of the 20th century. Nolan’s starkly simplified depiction of Kelly in his homemade armour has become an iconic Australian image.
Sidney Nolan. Here at The Rodd in rural Herefordshire, Nolan’s last home, the Sidney Nolan Trust has inherited the artist’s last magnificent series of paintings and the 17th-century barn in which they were painted.
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Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (22 April 1917 – 28 November 1992) was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of media, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art.
