Image credit: Clarice Beckett, Evening landscape, c 1925, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1974

Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection presents an intimate, rarely seen group of works by one of the most original artists of early twentieth century Australia.

The remarkable work and story of Australian modernist painter Clarice Beckett will be on exclusive display in Tasmania at the Queen Victoria Art Gallery at Royal Park until 25 May.

On tour from the National Gallery of Australia, Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection presents an intimate, rarely seen group of works by one of the most original artists of early twentieth century Australia.

Deeply sensitive to the effects of colour, light and atmosphere, Beckett painted the life and scenery of her coastal home in south-east Naarm/Melbourne with an eye for the commonplace and fleeting effects of nature. Her work captures a world on the cusp of modernisation, evoking both the natural environment and simple pleasures of suburbia.

Visitors can go behind the scenes of the exhibition in two special events at the Art Gallery at Royal Park:

• Discovering Clarice Beckett: An artist ahead of her time: A conversation with National Gallery of Australia Assistant Curator Deirdre Cannon about the life and work of Clarice Beckett. Saturday 10 May, 2.00pm.
• Author Talk: Edith Ziegler on The Worlds and Work of Clarice Beckett. Join historian Dr Edith Ziegler in a conversation about her latest book, a biographical study of this important early modernist artist. Sunday 25 May, 11.30am.

Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection is on display at the Art Gallery at Royal Park (2 Wellington Street, Launceston) from 19 April to 25 May 2025. Entry is free. To see what’s on at QVMAG, visit www.qvmag.tas.gov.au

This exhibition is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition supported by The Australian Government through Visions of Australia.