Appeciation Friday: Sidney Nolan.the trial.

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Sidney Nolan is one of my favorites (always will be)
Torn between being a poet and an artist (sounds familiar)

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Appreciation Friday: Artist Sidney Nolan

Things I'm learning about him:

3. He was torn between being an artist or a poet

Nolan was obsessed with the works of French poet Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud. But thank god he followed his visual artistic pursuits, otherwise we wouldn’t have his amazing Australian paintings to boast about, like this one:

4. He was passionate about all things French

Whether it was poetry or paintings, Nolan revelled in French arts. He drew inspiration from 19th-century painter Henri Rousseau. He also loved Picasso and Cézanne. And in 1957, he studied engraving and lithography at Atelier 17 in Paris.

(3, 4, me too! but i can't paint... )

I love this guy!

Biography

Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM, AC 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. Wikipedia

Born: April 22, 1917, Carlton, Australia

Died: November 28, 1992, London, United Kingdom

Spouse: Mary Nolan (m. 1978–1992)

Books: Nolan on Nolan, Ern Malley: The Hoax and Beyond, More

Education: National Gallery of Victoria Art S
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