Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Orchestral concert: Dr Sargent conducting in the Sydney Town Hall c.1939, oil,pencil, pen and ink on cardboard on composition board, 45.9 (h) x 41.0 (w) cm. Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Eastern Road, Turramurra [The Eastern Road, Turramurra] c.1926

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 24s

This work, with its sweeping directional movement of the road through the centre of the picture plane, depicts Eastern Road near the artist’s home in Turramurra at a time when it was still a semi-rural suburb. The watercolour was preceded by a

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Interior in yellow 1962, 1964

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 17s

Cossington Smith said of her painting Interior in yellow: ‘The subject took me very much. It is a room with a wardrobe and a bed and carpet but the chief thing to me was the yellow walls…the whole thing is meant to express an interior with ligh

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Interior with verandah doors 1954

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 21s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Interior with verandah doors 1954, oil on composition board, 76.2 (h) x 91.0 (w) cm, signed and dated l.l., black oil paint "G. Cossington Smith 54".Collection of the National Gallery of Australia. Bequest of Lucy Swanto

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Portrait of Diddy c.1922

Nov 22nd, 2007 59s

Some of Cossington Smith’s most successful portraits are her tender drawings of family members. Her close bond with her family is evident in her drawings of her father Ernest and her sisters Diddy and Madge, depicted in uncontrived, relaxed pos

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Dawn landing 1944

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 21s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Dawn landing 1944, oil on pulpboard, 69.5 (h) x 54.3 (w) cm, Sir James and Lady Cruthers Collection, Perth

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, The Bridge in-curve (1930)

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 19s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, The Bridge in-curve (1930), empera on cardboard, 83.6 (h) x 111.8 (w) cm, National Gallery of Victoria Presented by the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1967

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Church interior c.1941-42

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 10s

Cossington Smith painted church interiors related to theme of the Second World War. They depict St James’ Anglican Church in Turramurra, a place of great significance for Cossington Smith and her family as their regular place of worship since t

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Things on an iron tray on the floor c.1928

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 4s

By time she did this painting Cossington Smith had moved beyond her early art training with Dattilo Rubbo. She recalled that while her art teacher was concerned about depth in representing a scene, she had become more interested in depicting ra

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, The sock knitter 1915

Nov 22nd, 2007 47s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, The sock knitter 1915, oil on canvas, 61.6 (h) x 50.7 (w) cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales Purchased 1960 © Art Gallery New South Wales

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Poinsettias 1931

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 40s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Poinsettias 1931, oil on pulpboard, 73.7 (h) x 59.7 (w) cm, Art Gallery of South Australia Ivor Francis Bequest Fund 1995

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Sea wave [also known as Sea] 1931

Nov 22nd, 2007 56s

Among Cossington Smith’s most remarkable paintings are those of the South Coast of New South Wales at Thirroul and Bulli. Undertaken after the death of her beloved mother, who had been ill for some time, they convey a mesmerising transcendent d

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Four panels for a screen: loquat tree, gum and wattle trees, waterfall, picnic in a gully 1929

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 10s

The panels of this magnificent screen depict subjects from the artist’s garden and surrounding bush landscape. Cossington Smith was especially pleased with the third panel. As she said in an interview with Alan Roberts: ‘There used to be a wate

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Rushing c.1922

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 4s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Rushing c.1922, oil on canvas on paperboard, 65.6 (h) x 91.3 (w) cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales Purchased 1967 © Art Gallery New South Wales

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Still life with red vase 1962

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 29s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Still life with red vase 1962, oil on hardboard, 62.5 (h) x 89.8 (w) cm, Private collection, courtesy of Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Centre of a city c.1925

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 11s

Centre of a city has a monumental presence: the impressive architectural forms rising up to a luminous blue sky. The painting was preceded by numerous sketchbook drawings. In 1971 the artist told Daniel Thomas: ‘I suddenly liked the subject – t

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Landscape at Pentecost (road and trees) c.1932

Nov 22nd, 2007 41s

By 1932 the Sydney moderns were in full swing with the opening of Dorrit Black’s Modern Art Centre. Encouraged by the mood and pace set by Black and other artists returning from Europe, Cossington Smith showed adventurous works at the Centre in

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Interior with wardrobe mirror 1955

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 10s

In Interior with wardrobe mirror the artist recreates her bedroom from multiple perspectives. Two wardrobe doors are open; one revealing a close-up of drawers within the cupboard, the other with a mirror reflecting the garden and sky outside. I

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Boots, Sketchbook of still life and various subjects (1911)

Nov 22nd, 2007 51s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Boots, Sketchbook of still life and various subjects (1911), Sketchbook, pencil, paper, 22.8 (h) x 28.8 (w) cm, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Bush at evening 1947

Nov 22nd, 2007 46s

While in the bush Cossington Smith often adopted Cézanne’s strategy of meditating on the motif in nature for long periods of time. She said that of all the painters she admired, ‘there aren’t any others that impress me like Cézanne ... I think

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Self portrait 1948

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 25s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Self portrait 1948, oil on cardboard 40.0 (h) x 30.0 (w) cm, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Purchased 2002

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Enid on the sofa 1957

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 11s

Cossington Smith’s daring painting of Enid Cambridge is a portrait of a long-held friendship. Rather than attempting to depict her friend’s features, she conveys her in flamboyant dress, relaxed in an interior world. At the time of Cambridge’s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, The Lacquer Room 1935-36

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 11s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, The Lacquer Room 1935-36, oil on paperboard on plywood, 74.0 (h) x 90.8 (w) cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales Purchased 1967 © Art Gallery New South Wales

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Reinforcements: troops marching c.1917

Nov 22nd, 2007 1m 13s

Reinforcements: Troops marching conveys a sense of ritual and occasion. It represents a farewell to the volunteers going off to fight in the First World War. Flags flutter above the buildings and women with their backs to us wave in support. A

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Still life with banksia 1947

Nov 22nd, 2007 46s

Grace COSSINGTON SMITH, Still life with banksia 1947, oil on composition board, 59.7 (h) x 44.5 (w) cm, Art Gallery of South Australia South Australian Government Grant 1954

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