Mervyn Napier Waller’s study for the Leckie window (left) and Australian symbolic figures (right). Photo: Viki Petherbridge
Rupert Bunny, Oedipus and the Sphinx, c. 1911, oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm. The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Purchased 1960.
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This exhibition showcases the University of Melbourne Art Collection. The Grimwade Gallery displays for the first time Mervyn Napier Waller’s outstanding mural (c. 1940), which was originally commissioned for the Royal Insurance Company building located at 414 Collins Street, Melbourne. The mural was recently removed from its long-term location in the University of Melbourne’s Architecture Library, and conserved.
The large-scale figurative mural is displayed alongside other works by the artist, in addition to works by Mervyn Napier Waller's wife, Christian Waller, artist-colleague Norman Macgeorge, and Rupert Bunny. Included in this exhibition is the rarely seen study for the Ian Potter Museum of Art’s iconic stained glass Leckie window.
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Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 5pm
Monday closed
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