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Monday, 1st September 2008

Out of Africa, Australia and Herefordshire

5:26pm

While Australia has recently mounted a lavish retrospective of Sidney Nolan at Sydney’s Art Gallery of New South Wales, an altogether more intimate chance to view a selection of Nolan’s works was available in Herefordshire from 21-31 August, courtesy of the Sidney Nolan Trust.

The exhibition, entitled ‘Sidney Nolan: Africa and Australia’, was held in a converted barn situated on the private estate that was the artist’s home in the later years of his life. The paintings on show were the result of Nolan’s visit to Africa in the summer of 1962, where he spent several weeks in Kenya...

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Wood carving flourished in Southern Germany in the late 15th century onwards, resulting in exquisitely crafted devotional sculptures. Today, these figures and reliefs may be found for as little as £5,000, though the best examples command high prices.