This exhibition explores the influence of Tasmania, in particular the Tasmanian light, through the work of Lloyd Rees (1895–1988), who, initially based in Sydney, lived his later years on the island state. The artist found inspiration in the local landscape: the light on the waters of the Derwent River in Hobart, as well as kunanyi/Mount Wellington. A superb painter, draughtsman and printmaker, Rees’ later works are loose and impressionistic, his pastel colour washes capturing the light of the Tasmanian land and environment and demonstrating his skills as a colourist.
Lloyd Rees, Afternoon (Blue Days on the Derwent), 1983, oil on canvas on board. Collection R Jensen. Courtesy Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
7 March to 27 October 2024
Hobart
