Discovering Dobell
Christopher Heathcote
Wakefield Press
Essays by art critic and curator Christopher Heathcote are accompanied by sketches, drawings on paper and oil paintings by William Dobell (1899-1970) in this title that presents a captivating profile of the achievements of this significant Australian painter and Archibald Prize winner (1943).
Dobell was inspired by modern society and he journeyed between Australia and England and captured the spirit and character of people from all walks of life in his figurative works. Portraits of artist Joshua Smith, writer Dame Mary Gilmore and Helena Rubinstein along with other notable figures, the working-class and children at play, as well as Dobell’s studies of New Guinea are featured throughout the pages of this large-format hardcover publication.
