Art Gallery of South Australia
Established in 1881, the Art Gallery of South Australia houses the state's collection of Australian, European and Asian Art. In addition to the collection displays, the gallery hosts a regular program of temporary exhibitions, public talks and children's activities.
Address:
North Terrace, Adelaide, SA
Tel:
0882077000
Hours:
Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm. Closed Christmas Day.
Website:
Admission:
Free
Facilities:
Wheelchair access, shop, library, guided tours, education programs, facilities hire, cafe
Collection:
40,000 plus items
Items
Oil Painting
A break away
Creator:
Tom Roberts
Description:
Large nationalistic painting of a drover and flock of sheep
Date:
1897
Item Id Number:
0.139
Oil Painting
Caprice with Ruins of the Roman Forum
Creator:
Claude Lorrain
Description:
A classical landscape with figures and animals
Date:
c. 1634
Item Id Number:
857P16
Sculpture
20 sculptures ranging in size
Creator:
Auguste Rodin
Description:
Australia's largest collection of Rodin bronze sculptures
Date:
1878-1897
Seated Sino-Tibetan Sculpture
White Tara
Creator:
Unknown
Description:
Depicted as a young girl. Polychrome wood
Date:
c. 1750
Item Id Number:
95151
Aboriginal Dot Painting
Man's Love Story
Creator:
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Description:
A masterpiece of Western Desert art depicting 3 Dreamtime mythologies
Date:
1978