{"product_id":"armstrong-ian-the-brolga-legend-18422","title":"Ian Armstrong 'The Brolga Legend'","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreated while Ian Armstrong was living and working in France, 'The Brolga Legend' carries the particular poignancy of an Australian artist contemplating home from afar. At its centre, a female figure dances - her elongated form and poised gestures suggesting the graceful movements of the brolga, one of Australia's most distinctive birds. The brolga has a rich presence in Aboriginal storytelling and ceremony, with stories in which a dancing woman is transformed into the elegant grey crane whose movements endure in the bird's celebrated dance. Across these traditions, dance becomes a language of memory, connection and transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Armstrong, \"art is a reflection of the artist's own peculiar idea of the world, his own way of thinking and feeling.\" This sensibility is central to 'The Brolga Legend', where assured draughtsmanship and a sophisticated modernist structure give way to an atmosphere of mystery and reverie. A distinguished member of Melbourne's influential George Bell circle, Armstrong developed a deeply personal form of Australian modernism, and his work is represented in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales and numerous other public institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrical and quietly enigmatic, 'The Brolga Legend' brings together woman, bird, dance and memory in an image that feels universal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/ian-armstrong\"\u003eIan ARMSTRONG\u003c\/a\u003e (1923 - 2005)\u003cbr\u003e'The Brolga Legend' 1988\u003cbr\u003eetching on paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 30 x 22 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 58 x 47 x 2 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigned\u003c\/i\u003e: Signed, titled, editioned and dated bottom right \u003cbr\u003eComes with Letter of Provenance\u003cbr\u003eCondition is \u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.\u003cbr\u003e(c) The Artist or Assignee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"small","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46464454524998,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/armstrong-ian-the-brolga-legend-18422.jpg?v=1787970336","url":"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/products\/armstrong-ian-the-brolga-legend-18422","provider":"Art and Collectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}