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An abstract print, with one large bold black organic shape below four smaller ones. Faint black lines surround the shapes. The shapes are aligned with beige pockets of colour, surrounded by two muted shades of blue.

Peter Green, Sea Solar Blue, 1970.

Artist: Peter Green (b. 1933) Title: Sea Solar Blue Year: 1970 Medium: Print Dimensions: H: 95cm W: 72cm Accession Number: 65 Acquisition info:

An etching of a dark body of water meeting a bank halfway up the image. The surface of the water covered in lily pads in different ochre shades. Three large trees stand over the water, with dark thin branches set against a pale sky.

Philip Greenwood, Poolside, 1973.

Artist: Philip Greenwood (b. 1943) Title: Poolside Year: 1973 Medium: Etching Dimensions: H: 60cm W: 80cm Accession Number: 37 Acquisition info:

Alfonzo Padilla, Estudio Raka Reius III, 1968.

Artist: Alfonzo Padilla Title: Estudio Raka Reius III Year: 1968 Medium: Ink and Watercolour on Paper Dimensions: H: 67.5cm W: 60cm Accession Number: 28 Acquisition info: i.e. purchase / gift / commission [as much detail as possible]

An etching with a large, embossed circle in the centre with a natural crinkled texture and thin dark outline. Around the circle is a blank buffer, before thin dark lines run vertically across the images, only disrupted by the circle, ending at a jagged horizonal line in the top quarter of the image. Above this line, the page is blank.

Raoul Lazar, Le Sphere, 1965.

Artist: Raoul Lazar (b. 1938) Title: Le Sphere Year: 1965 Medium: Etching and Blind Embossing Dimensions: H: 75.5cm W:60cm Accession Number: 9 Acquisition info:

A monotone etching and aquatint depicts a ape, with dark fur, riding the back of a skeletal, four legged creature, while brandishing a tattered dark flag behind it.

Albert Adams, Ape with a Flag on Skeletal Figure, 2004

Artist: Albert Adams (b. 1929 – d. 2006) Title: Ape with a Flag on Skeletal Figure Year: 2004 Medium: Etching & Aquatint on Paper Accession Number: US2012-42 Acquisition Info: Gift from Edward Glennon, 2012. Supported by the ArtFund This work is part of our Albert Adams Special Collection.

A blue etching depicts a round white plate on the left, with three white circular objects on it, at the centre bottom of the images is a tall white glass, and on the right, a deep blue vase with a tall neck and large round base.

William Scott, Blue Still Life, 1975

Artist: William Scott (1913 – 1989) Title: Blue Still Life Year: 1975 Medium: Screenprint Dimensions: H: 74cm W: 93cm Accession Number: 152 Acquisition info:

An impressionist painting with thick brushstrokes depicting an autumnal scene with brown bushes and green grass. The trunk of a tree with scant brown leaves stands to the right, two further trees standing in the distance on the left with two houses behind. A fence runs from the left corner to the centre of the painting. Two figures look out over the fence, one dressed in blue.

Adolphe Valette, Figures by a Fence, 1922

Artist: Adolphe Valette (b. 1876 – d. 1942) Title: Figures by a Fence Year: 1922 Medium: Oil on Board Accession Number: 68 Acquisition Info: Purchased Keywords: Oils, Landscape, Rural,

A work in charcol and oil depicting a very distorted figure from the shoulders up. The face and twisted features of the figure are obscured by dark smudging.

Albert Adams, Celebration Head: Black and White, 2004

Artist: Albert Adams (b. 1929 – d. 2006) Title: Celebration Head: Black and White Year: 2003 – 2004 Medium: Oil and Charcoal on Canvas Accession Number: US2012-18 Acquisition Info: Gift from Edward Glennon, 2012. Supported by the ArtFund This work is part of our Albert Adams Special Collection.

An expressive landscape painting in shades of browns and greys, depicting a town from a far in the centre left of the image, with rolling hills meeting a white cloudy sky in the distance.

Ian Henderson, Ruins, 2009

Artist: Ian Henderson (b.1939) Title: Ruins Year: 2009 Medium: Dimensions: H 29.5 x W 39 cm Acquisition info: Gift from the Artist, 2012.    

A monotone etching depicting the artist from the shoulders up, a mixed race man, with his head tilted towards the viewer.

Albert Adams, Self Portrait, 1956

Artist: Albert Adams (b. 1929 – d. 2006) Title: Self Portrait Year: 1956 Medium: Etching on Paper Dimensions: H 41 x W 28 cm Accession Number: US2012-75 Acquisition info: Gift from Edward Glennon, 2012. Supported by the ArtFund This work is part of our Albert Adams Special Collection.

An expressive painting depicting a landscape in shades of browns and greys. The sky is a murky beige with the silhouette of a factory imposed in the distance.

Ian Henderson, The Quarry, 2010

Artist: Ian Henderson (b.1939) Title: The Quarry (2010) Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: H 29.5 x W 39 cm Acquisition info: Gift from the Artist, 2012.    

An expressive painting depicting a snowy street, facing green, brown, and grey buildings, with trees in the distance.

Ian Henderson, Back Bombala Street, 2009

Artist: Ian Henderson (b.1939) Title: Back Bombala Street Year: 2009 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: H 29.5 x W 39 cm Acquisition info: Gift from the Artist, 2012. Keywords: Street, Urban, Oils