A day trip to Sydney to see the last days of an exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW.
We parked the car at the harbourside suburb of Balmain and caught the ferry into the city
A beautiful Spring day
The exhibition at the Gallery celebrated the life of John Russell.
He was an Australian artist born in then mid- 19th century but spent most of his life in France.
He was an Impressionist painter and collaborated with Matisse and Van Gogh.
He married an Italian girl, Marianne, whom he used as his model for many of his works
She came from a village near Monte Cassino
A sketch of Marianne
Russell commissioned Rodin to create a bust of his wife
His children enjoying the beach on the island of Belle Île off the coast of Brittany
He painted many scenes of the Belle Île Coast
A still life
Rose Bay in Sydney - painted on a visit to Sydney in the 1890s.
Lunch at The Pavillion at the Domain
We finished the day in Balmain. Jacaranda trees aplenty.
Beautiful Lilly Pilly
Old pubs and modern cafes
M&M
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