Exhibition John Brack - Audio Guide

In Watching the Flowers, we study the artist's optimistic vision of the future and the final years of John Brack's profe... Read more

Here we explore a fascinating series of pictures known as the Ballroom Dancing Series from 1969.

In The Hands and the Faces, Brack explores the genre of history painting.

The experience of the Brack's first overseas trip resulted in an unexpected shift in John's work.

Here we learn about the creation of Brack's psychologically intense portrait of Hal Hattam.

Here we discuss The Battle, a portrayal of the 1815 battle of Waterloo. We go on to discuss Brack's understanding of the... Read more

The wedding series was a period of exploration in Brack's work as he experimented with the material possibilities of pai... Read more

The Bar, painted in 1954, is characteristic of John Brack's subject matter. Recently acquired by the NGV, this work is n... Read more

The shop window series was produced during the early 1960s and coincided with Brack's appointment as the head of the Nat... Read more

The well-known and well-loved Collins St, 5 p.m. is a distinctly Melbourne depiction of city life in the 1950s.