Australia Felix
1907
Arthur Streeton captures the vast, sun-baked expanse of the Australian landscape in this sweeping 1907 masterpiece. As a key figure of the Heidelberg School, he used loose, shimmering brushstrokes to convey the intense heat and hazy blue distance of the Grampians region. The foreground features stark, bleached eucalyptus trees and fallen logs, grounding the viewer in the rugged terrain before the eye drifts out to the endless, rolling plains. It's a perfect example of how Australian Impressionists adapted European techniques to capture the unique, blinding light of the Outback.
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