'The purple noon's transparent might'
Arthur Streeton · 1896
Why it's great
A wide plain of golden wheat and pale blue shadows stretches out under a huge purple-blue sky on a hot day. Arthur Streeton painted this in 1896, and its title is from a poem by Shelley. He captured the heat and bright light of an Australian summer. It's one of Australia's most loved landscapes.
Where to see it
📍 National Gallery of VictoriaMelbourne, Australia
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Arthur Streeton was born in Victoria, Australia, and became a leading painter of the Heidelberg School, a group of artists who painted outdoors. He is best known for golden, sunny landscapes. He later lived in London and returned to Australia. He died in 1943.
