Michael Varcoe-Cocks, Conservator of Paintings 1850-1950 at the National Gallery of Victoria, discusses the conservation of Australian Impressionist paintings.

Heidelberg, Grosvenor Chambers and the 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition by Terence Lane

May 26th, 2010 31m 23s

Terence Lane, Curator of the Australian Impressionism exhibition, brings together Heidelberg, Grosvenor Chambers, and the 9 by 5 Impression exhibition.

The Sunny South: On the Melbourne Riviera by Daniel Thomas

May 26th, 2010 35m 41s

Daniel Thomas, retired art museum curator and director, walks us through the sea-side paintings of the Sunny South and the Mentone period.

Memory and Desire: Box Hill 1885-88 by Dr Leigh Astbury

May 26th, 2010 24m 53s

Dr Leigh Astbury, Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture at Monash University, introduces the Box Hill landscapes and the artists' pursuit of truth in nature.

The City's Toil: Impressionists Views of Marvellous Melbourne by Dr Andrew Brown-May

May 26th, 2010 20m 12s

Dr Andrew Brown-May from the School of Historical Studies at The University of Melbourne discusses the way in which the city of Melbourne was portrayed by Australian Impressionist painters.

A Golden Age: Tom Roberts and the Art of Spain by Humphrey McQueen

May 26th, 2010 16m 2s

Freelance Historian Humphrey McQueen discusses the art of Spain and its influences on Tom Roberts' work.

Defining Australian Impressionism by Dr Gerard Vaughan

May 26th, 2010 20m 46s

Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, explains how the artists in the Australian Impressionism exhibition (NGV Australia, 2007) became grouped generically as Australian Impressionists.

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