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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.    

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