Russell Drysdale, Tallow Beach, New South Wales — David Moore

Russell Drysdale, Tallow Beach, New South Wales

Explore David Moore’s striking black & white portrait of an elderly man, inspired by Russell Drysdale’s outback realism. A contemplative study in texture and form – a unique Australian artwork.


David Moore (1927 - 2003)

David Moore (1927-2003) was Australia's most influential photojournalist. Explore his iconic 60-year archive of documentary photography, capturing Australian life, culture & history – from migrants to political leaders. View work on ArtsDot.

National Portrait Gallery (Canberra, Australia)

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Sir Russell Drysdale AC (1912-1981) developed eye trouble in 1929, and had to leave boarding school for the first of many eye treatments that left him fearful of total blindness. Over the 1940s and 50s Drysdale produced a series of stark, foreboding paintings of the landscapes, towns and people of outback and rural Australia, amongst which are many of the best-known images in Australian art. In 1962 Drysdale