Gino Severini Still Life 1916 oil on canvas Art Institute of Chicago |
Gino Severini Commedia dell'Arte (Pulcinello) ca. 1922-24 oil on canvas Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia |
Gino Severini Untitled ca. 1925 lithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Gino Severini Untitled ca. 1930 lithograph Rijksmuseum, Twenthe |
Napier Waller The Shepherd ca. 1925 linocut Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
Napier Waller Hit 1923 linocut National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Napier Waller "I'll put a girdle round about the Earth" 1933 oil on canvas (mural) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Napier Waller The Pastoral Pursuits of Australia 1927 oil on canvas Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
Percy Trompf Adelaide, South Australia ca. 1930 lithograph (poster) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Percy Trompf Kangaroo Paws, Western Australia ca. 1930 lithograph (poster) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Percy Trompf Off to the North ca. 1935 lithograph (poster) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Percy Trompf The Seaside Calls ca. 1935 lithograph (poster) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Jack Shadbolt Jardin Noir (part 1) 1994 lithograph Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia |
Jack Shadbolt Jardin Noir (part 2) 1994 lithograph Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia |
Jack Shadbolt Night Field 1982 acrylic on canvas Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia |
Jack Shadbolt Pastoral 1986 acrylic on canvas Museum London, Ontario |
Song
Fish in the unruffled lakes
Their swarming colours wear,
Swans in the winter air
A white perfection have,
And the great lion walks
Through his innocent grove;
Lion, fish and swan
Act, and are gone
Upon Time's toppling wave.
We, till shadowed days are done,
We must weep and sing
Duty's conscious wrong,
The Devil in the clock,
The goodness carefully worn
For atonement or for luck;
We must lose our loves,
On each beast and bird that moves
Turn an envious look.
Sighs for folly done and said
Twist our narrow days,
But I must bless, I must praise
That you, my swan, who have
All gifts that to the swan
Impulsive Nature gave,
The majesty and pride,
Last night should add
Your voluntary love.
– W.H. Auden (1936)