Sidney Nolan: 10 works

'For the term of his natural life comprises 31 drawings Sidney Nolan produced over a period of just one week in August 1978.'

'She changed it as she ran along; a good mother.Sidney Nolan Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2010'

'Nolan had a keen and enduring interest in literature, Australian history, and in the idea of the tragic hero. He was intrigued by the story of Rufus Dawes, and in only one week the artist produced this collection of drawings which vividly recounts aspects of the story.'

'Nolan had a keen and enduring interest in literature, Australian history, and in the idea of the tragic hero.'

'Nolan focuses on key events and themes in the book which have universal significance relating to human suffering and survival.'

'He was intrigued by the story of Rufus Dawes, and in only one week the artist produced this collection of drawings which vividly recounts aspects of the story. Nolan focuses on key events and themes in the book which have universal significance relating to human suffering and survival.'

'He was intrigued by the story of Rufus Dawes, and in only one week the artist produced this collection of drawings which vividly recounts aspects of the story.'

'Nolan had a keen and enduring interest in literature, Australian history, and in the idea of the tragic hero. He was intrigued by the story of Rufus Dawes, and in only one week the artist produced this collection of drawings which vividly recounts aspects of the story.'

'Rimbaud's writings were an enduring source of inspiration for Nolan and they are likely to have been a catalyst for this particular series, Remembrances of my youth. In these 14 images, Nolan mines the depths of his memory and subconscious to produce a series of heads which are highly individualistic.'

'These works are amongst Nolan's most expressive and confronting. There is a freshness and immediacy to them which is partly achieved through the use of the spray can, which Nolan directly applied onto the white canvas.'