The Boyd family is Australia's most remarkable artistic dynasty. This work traces the emergence of an extraordinary artistic tradition. It places the Boyds in their historical and personal contexts, tells the interwoven stories of their brilliant careers, and analyses the shaping influences on their lives.

The Art of the Collection is a celebration of the State Library of Victoria's Picture Collection-the oldest visual documentary collection in Australia. Acting on its mandate to collect and preserve Victoria's documentary heritage, the Library acquires paintings, maps, diaries and documents that showcase all facets of Victorian life, past and present. The Library has an extensive collection of art works and a permanent display of 150 works in the Cowen Gallery. The works illustrate Victoria's landscape, early Melbourne scenes, and significant events and figures in the European exploration and settlement of Australia. The works range from early eighteenth and nineteenth century portraits, busts to contemporary portraits and scenes of Melbourne and Victoria from the 1800s until now. Works of some of our most celebrated and talented Australian artists are in the collection and showcased in this book: Eug ne von Gu rard, John Glover, Frederick McCubbin, Albert Tucker, Ian Fairweather, Lina Bryans, Jan Senbergs, Juan Davila and Howard Arkley to name but a few.

Includes chapter on the Aranda water colourists at Hermannsburg, particularly the work of Albert Namatjira and role of Rex Battarbee.

Analyse: Parmi eux, Louis Buvelot et Nicolas Chevalier.

The most comprehensive dictionary on the topic ever produced, this reference contains over a million words describing some 3000 artists. Focusing on the Australian colonial period, the book includes 450 illustrations to redefine Australia's visual origins in an authoritative, entertaining, and original way. It will become a standard reference for art connoisseurs, private collectors, dealers, curators, and anyone with a serious interest in early Australian art.