Artist: Sir Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992)
Nationality: Australian
Movement: Modern Australian School
Media: Painting
Influences:

Biography:
Australian born, Sydney Nolan taught himself to paint and took it up professionally in 1938. His early abstracts were soon replaced by his famous naïve paintings that depicted the adventures of Ned Kelly and explorers Burke and Wills. In 1950, Nolan traveled and studied throughout Europe, including Italy, Greece, and North Africa and then settled in London. Here, he began painting in a more mature, slightly figurative, abstract style. Nolan also worked as a set designer, book illustrator and poet. He became Sir Sidney Nolan in 1981.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Alexandria Group Black-Glaze Nolan Amphora Terracotta 5th century BC
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Woman’s Coat, Nolan Miller  (Designer), circa 1981, Ermine fur, silk
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Randy Magnus Tattoo Artist: Don Nolan (Arm) Color xerox on rice paper 1981
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Charles Loring Elliot - William Sidney Mount c. 1850 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Jasper Francis Cropsey - Sidney Plains with the Union of the Susquehanna and Unadilla Rivers 1874 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Sidney Tushingham Untitled 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Untitled 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Portrait of a Young Child 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Hampton Court 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Malaga, Spain 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham The Riva, Venice 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Florence From San Miniato 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Torre de Mangia 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Road To Toledo 19th - 20th century
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John Collier G. Sidney hunt 19th - 20th century
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W.G. Jackman Sidney Smith 19th century
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Sidney Tushingham Plaza del Corrillo Salamanca 19th - 20th century
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Sidney H. Sime Fate of an Agnostic Etching 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Two children on a beach seated next to each other. 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Looe Harbour Cornwall 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Puerta del Puente, Cordova 19th - 20th century
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Portrait de J. Martin Harvey en Sidney Carton (1918) by RUTLAND Violet de
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten Pont-tre-arches Etching 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten The Salute Steps Etching 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten The Salute, Evening Etching 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten The Dream Boat Etching 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten The Old Stella Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten One Summer Day Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Tushingham Playa mayer Segovia Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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William Sidney Mount Captain Daniel S. Hawkins oil on wood panel 1850
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Sidney Tushingham South Porch, Lincoln Cathedral 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Gordin Untitled, pl. 5 in the portfolio, 10 West Coast Artists color lithograph 1967
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Untitled, Sidney Hunt , 1923, Linoleum cut on slick wove paper
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Library Cabinet, Sidney Howard Barnsley (1865 - 1926)  (Artist), circa 1906, Walnut, cedar
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten A Sussex Farm Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Mackenzie Litten Regent Street Etching 19th - 20th century
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Charles Picart Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke 18th - 19th century
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Untitled, Sidney Hunt , circa 1928, Linoleum cut on slick wove paper
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Sidney H. Riesenberg Over the Top for You - World War I poster lithograph poster circa 1917 - 1918
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Clement Pierre Marillier Chere Sidney! Se peut-il que vous m'aimiez encore? engraving 18th - 19th century
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Sidney H. Riesenberg Civilians - World War I poster lithograph poster circa 1917 - 1918
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Sylvia Sidney, Clarence Sinclair Bull (United States, 1895 - 1979) , circa 1934, Gelatin-silver print
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Sylvia Sidney, Clarence Sinclair Bull (United States, 1895 - 1979) , circa 1934, Gelatin-silver print
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Sidney H. Riesenberg U.S. Marines Active Service on Land and Sea - World War I poster lithograph poster circa 1914 - 1918
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Hilly Landscape with Trees and Winding River, William Sidney Mount (United States, New York, Setauket, 1807 - 1868)  (Artist), no date, Pencil
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W. H. Mote William Henry John,Son of Lieut.-Colonel John Sidney and Lady Susan North 19th - 20th century
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Sidney Gordin #238 (June 1948) ink and watercolor on board 1948
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Sidney Plains with the Union of the Susquehanna and Unadilla Rivers, Jasper Francis Cropsey (United States, New York, Rossville, 1823 - 1900) , 1874, Oil on canvas
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Unidentified artist, Italian (Roman), 17th century Poppies in a Wine Flask Oil on canvas 65.1
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[Ceremonial House in Kanganaman Village], May 15, 1929 Sidney Nichols Shurcliff (American, 1906-1981)Depicted: Papua New
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William Sidney Mount - Antoinette Pierson 1830 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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William Sidney Mount - The Power of Music 1847 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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William Sidney Mount - Cider Making 1840-41 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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William Sidney Mount - Bar-room Scene 1835 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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William Sidney Mount - The Tough Story 1837 oil on panel Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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Sidney Laufman - Behind the Village at Biot 1920's oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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William Sidney Mount, American, 1807-1868 Three busts: two Women and a Man 1824-68 Graphite on
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©Yousuf Karsh ; Yousuf Karsh, Canadian (born in Armenia) 1908 Sidney Greenstreet USA, 1946 Photograph,
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William Sidney Mount, American, 1807-1868 Woman holding Flowers 1824-68 Pen and ink on paper Sheet:
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William Sidney Mount, American, 1807-1868 Two friezes 1824-68 Graphite on bluish paper Sheet: 20.9 x

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (33)
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John Mackie Gallery: A New Venue For John Nolan's Paintings
John has been working on a series of paintings paying homage to the great masters, yet again pushing the boundaries of colour and composition. Taking his unique vision to another level of artistic exploration, John combines his vibrant stylised ap...
FOUR: Rise to the Occasion: Isabel Nolan
Recent group exhibitions include 'Ireland at Venice 2005', the 51st Venice Biennale, 'Superbia 2', Cork, 2005; 'The Yugoslav Biennial for Young Artists', Serbia-Montenegro, 2004; 'Coalesce - With All Due Intent', Model Arts and Nyland Gallery, ...
White Room Gallery: Living Colour: Paintings by John Nolan
John has been inspired by the work of many artists, including Vincent Van Gogh, Howard Hodgkins, Tony O Malley, Albert Irvin, Louis le brocquy, Picasso, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Henri Matisse, the list is endless. His father, who was an artis...
Heather Marx Gallery: Timothy Nolan: Amalgumate
In his paintings and drawings, Nolan copies outdated textile patterns onto pristine fabricated surfaces of mylar and cast acrylic panels. It is this union between the readymade and the artist’s hand that occupies much of Nolan’s work, and intrigui...
Art Effect Contemporary: John Nolan: Be Inspired - A Celebration Of Colour
John Nolan was born in Dublin Ireland in 1958. Since then he has developed a very distinctive style which is instantly recognisable. John has also seen life on the other side of the fence. He was once a gallery owner. He ran a small establis...
Mercedes-Benz: Art of Colour: Works by John Nolan
Basically it is the artist, the canvas, the colour and the brush. His palette is still as vibrant as ever, using exuberant and exotic colours. He starts a painting with no definite preconceptions but simply an impulse, a subliminal thought about c...
Bank of Ireland Arts Centre: Making A Mark: An Exhibition of Paintings by John Nolan
"MAKING A MARK " refers to the physical birth of the image. Each of John's energetic paintings starts with a first brush stroke, a simple mark, which is carefully augmented and developed over time into its final form. For John, an artist is ultima...
John Mackie Gallery: Light and Colour: John Mackie and John Nolan
John Nolan was born in 1958, in Dublin, Ireland.His exuberant modern figurative style combines bold outlines with bright exotic colours. His interpretation of various motifs ( Fish, Landscape, Flowers, Birds,Human Figure,Still Life,Trees) transmit...
Ivy House: John Nolan: A Celebration of Colour
A CELEBRATION OF COLOUR has preoccupied him from an early age and he continues to explore this theme for his exhibition in THE IVY HOUSE. John has had numerous solo exhibitions including shows at the Gallery Restaurant, Coventry, UK, Jones A...
Gallery 53: Homage to Colour: John Nolan
Along side this exploration John has been developing his abstract style, for many years. In the abstract work he experiments with colour through gestural brushstrokes. There is no discernable subject matter, he has abandoned the motifs of his mode...
Art Movement: John Nolan to Prticipate in Affordable Art Fair London
John Nolan was born in 1958, in Dublin, Ireland. His interpretation of various motifs ( Fish, Landscape, Flowers, Birds,Human Figure,Still Life,Trees) transmits a positive upbeat feeling to his viewers. Along side this exploration John has been ...
City Gallery Wellington: Australian Art Series: Exhibitions Featuring Sir Sidney Nolan, Tracey Moffatt and Mikala Dwyer
Sidney Nolans Ned Kelly Series - Paintings from the National Gallery of Australia features the most enduring and instantly recognisable images ever painted of Australias famous outlaw. The series was painted when Sidney Nolan was himself an out...
Living: Colour: John Nolan
John Nolan was born in 1958, in Dublin, Ireland.His exuberant modern figurative style combines bold outlines with bright exotic colours. His interpretation of various motifs (Fish, Landscape, Flowers, Birds, Human Figure, Still Life, Trees) transm...
The Gallery, Ballymore Eustace Co. Kildare: Art for All - Featuring John Nolan
John Nolan was born in 1958, in Dublin, Ireland.His exuberant modern figurative style combines bold outlines with bright exotic colours. His interpretation of various motifs ( Fish, Landscape, Flowers, Birds, Human Figure, Still Life, Trees) trans...
Westin Hotel, Dublin, The Exchange Restaurant: John Nolan: Journey Into The Abstract
The public are Familiar with his 30 foo tx 25 foot portrait of James Joyce, which covers the facade of no. 15 Ushers Island, Dublin City - The Joyce House - The portrait will remain there while the house is being restored. John is one of t...
Gallery 53: Five Colours: Group exhibition
Ken Browne. 'Music is fundamental to Ken Browne's art, as it determines the mood of each piece. 'Every painting is an emotional journey and music is the medium, the painting tells me when its finished'. 'For me this is the best moment, I ca...
Universty of Southern California, Department of Art History: CALL FOR PAPERS - Expanding the Visual Field: Different Histories, Histories of Difference
Please submit a 500-word abstract of a 20-minute presentation and CV to:
Symposium Committee
Department of Art History
University of Southern California
VKC 351 - MC 0047
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0293 For more informa...
Project Gallery: Communism: A Group Show
The first exhibition will include a poster and mail art project by Aleksandra Mir (New York), an installation and mural by Klaus Weber (Berlin), a large scale fabric intervention by Eva Berandes (Berlin), an amateur (workers) choir formed by Facto...
Art Ireland: Ireland's Largest Visual Arts Event of the Year
"Thanks to its variety of exhibits and democratic nature, Art Ireland is playing an important role in breaking down many of the prejudices and pretensions surrounding the visual arts scene. One of our great strengths is that with so many artists o...
Kontainer Gallery: Adrian Ghenie and Ciprian Muresan
Ciprian Muresan's practice is not confined to a specific medium. He does video, drawings, installations and the occasional photograph or painting and it is his acute sense of time that clearly outlines his oeuvre. "When you see a nine-year-old gi...
Australian Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Bundanon Trust Appointments
'These appointments come at an exciting time for Bundanon,' Federal Minister for the Arts, Peter McGauran said. 'After a major building program, Bundanon now has a new, award winning education centre, substantial accommodation for ...
Australian Council: AUSTRALIA COUNCIL JOINS ARTS COMMUNITY GRIEF FOR ARKLEY
Australia Council Chair, Dr Margaret Seares, who was with Mr Arkley for his exhibition launch in Venice last month, said she was deeply saddened by the loss of such an important artist and widely liked human being. It ...
National Gallery of Australia: Federation: Australian Art and Society 1901-2001
Federation: Australian Art and Society 1901-2001 is an exhibition that confronts such questions. A mosaic of the past century, Federation looks at the entire sweep ...
National Gallery of Victoria: Peter Booth: Human / Nature
Booth was born in Sheffield, England, in November, 1940. The Booth family migrated to Australia in 1957, and settled in Altona. He worked in the steel mills alongside his father until he went to the National Gallery School in 1962 to study paintin...
Guggenheim Museum, Berlin: Richard Artschwager: Back and Forth /Up and Down
Visual analysis, investigations into scale and perspective, space and surface, is merely held up by such expressive elements as color and style. And in principle anything can be the object of such analysis: potatoes, a belt buckle, photos culled f...
KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA): Being Here: A Group Exhibition Celebrating Place and Belonging
These are questions that have been recurring themes in contemporary work of the past ten years. Artists have reflected on and imaged Durban for many years though, particularly in early colonial times. But what have replaced those colonial images o...
University Art Museum, CSU Long Beach: By Hand: Pattern, Precision, and Repetition in Contemporary Drawing
In contrast to a recent surge of art made with the aid of technology, the drawings included in By Hand were all created with simple, hand-held tools. This exhibition brings together work that resists the ever-present temptation to generate images ...
University of Virginia Art Museum: Re-Imagining Ireland: Irish Art Today
Jointly planned with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities in conjunction with its major international conference," Re-Imagining Ireland" (May 7-10; re-imagining-ireland.org), the exhibition wil...
Art Gallery of New South Wales: Unscripted: Language in Contemporary Art
Over the last two decades in Australia, the use of language in contemporary art has been integrated much more so than previously. Unscripted: language in contemporary art will bring together 22 works by some of Australia's most well-known co...
Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea: Over One Hundred Portfolio Member Artists Participate in The Florence Biennale
We are enthused that the Biennales jury searched through the absolutearts.com Portfolios for quality work by artists around the world. As they selected nearly one hundred artists qualified and willing to participate, this is proof of our success a...
Amelia Johnson Contemporary: Global Rescue : Chris Wake
The effect is disturbing but captivating, drawing in the viewer. Characters have Nolanesque eyes that follow the viewer, or look sideways in unease, alarm or guilt. Tilted heads turn away from each other creating a sense of avoidance and denial ov...
Physics Room: MY EYES KEEP ME IN TROUBLE: Touring Group Exhibition Organized by CCNOA Brussels
Included in the exhibition are Justin Andrews (AUS), John Beech (UK/USA), Kjell Bjorgeengen (N), Helen Calder (NZ), Julian Dashper (NZ), Matthew Deleget (USA), Alexandra Dementieva (RUS/B) & Aernoudt Jacobs (B), Ward Denys (B), Billy Gruner (AUS),...
Temple Bar Gallery and Studios: The Square Root fo Drawing
Traditionally, drawing was regarded as an integral part of training for any painter or sculptor. Its close association with preparation however, meant that for a long time drawing was regarded as secondary to the ‘established’ arts of painting and...

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