James Gleeson (1915-2008)

A SURVEY PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER 1980S - 1990S

James Gleeson was Australia's best known and most important Surrealist. He had been painting and exhibiting consistently from the 1930s until 2008. He played a significant role in the Australian art scene, not only as a painter and poet, but as a critic, writer and curator. Gleeson combined skillful draughtsmanship with a great facility in handling paint. Delving into the subconscious, Gleeson used literary, mythological or religious subject matter to allow the viewer glimpses of extraordinary beauty. Regardless of their scale, the resulting paintings convey a sumptuous monumentality.

Gleeson is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all state galleries, most regional galleries, university collections, Artbank, and many corporate and private collections.

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James Gleeson (1915-2008)

A SURVEY PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER 1980S - 1990S

Page 1 Paintings
Page 2 Exhibition 2003: Paintings from 1930s to 1970s
Page 3 Exhibition 2003: Paintings from 1980s to 1990s
Page 4 Works on paper
Page 5 Biography

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