description: The Heidelberg School was the name given to a circle of 19th century Australian artists, led by Tom Roberts, whose figure paintings expressed deeply rooted human fears, wishes, and preoccupations. This comprehensive overview examines the art in a social and cultural context and reveals how the paintings helped to develop the rural mythology extant in Australia at the time.
language: English
title: City Bushmen: The Heidelberg School and the Rural Mythology
titlecomplete: City Bushmen: The Heidelberg School and the Rural Mythology
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Oxford University Press