Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the gum tree Checklist

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Khadim Ali
Pakistani/Australian, born 1978
Actor 3, 2017–18
gouache, gold leaf and ink on paper
Art Gallery of South Australia
Gift of Susan Armitage through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Artist’s name not recorded
Broad shield, 19th century
wood, earth pigments
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased, National Cultural Heritage Fund, 2009

Artist’s name not recorded
Broad shield, Upper Murray, southeast Australia, early 19th century
carved hardwood, pipe clay, earth pigments
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by D’Lan Davidson, 2022

Artist’s name not recorded
Parrying shield, 19th century
wood, earth pigments
National Gallery of Victoria
Felton Bequest, 2011

Artist’s name unknown
active in Australia, 1890s
(Framed embroidery), c. 1896
silk wood, paint, glass, paper, metal
National Gallery of Victoria
Gift of Miss Mary Bostock in the memory of Mrs Tristam Buesst, 1976

Artist’s name unknown (draughtsman)
lived in New South Wales, 1790s
James Sowerby (engraver)
English, 1757–1822
Eucalyptus robusta
plate XIII in James Edward Smith’s A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland, J. Sowerby, London, 1793
hand-coloured engraving on paper
The University of Melbourne, Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections
Bequest of Sir Russell Grimwade

Ethel Atkinson
Australian, 1887–1991
Salad bowl with gumnut and leaf design, 1912
handpainted porcelain
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Purchased 1912

Vase with gumnut and leaf design, early 20th century
handpainted porcelain
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Purchased (1918)

Thelma Austin
Gunditjmara, born 1976
Blak Queens – The journey of an Aboriginal woman connecting with the journey of a gumtree, 2022
Bubba crown – Germination and growth
sterling silver
Aunty crown – Flowering
sterling silver, copper
Matriarch crown – Fertilisation and seed release
sterling silver, copper, brass
Courtesy of the artist

Joseph Banks (collector)
English, 1743–1820
Daniel Solander (collector)
Swedish, 1733–1782, lived in England 1760–82
Eucalyptus platyphylla
(specimen first identified as Eucalyptus alba)
National Herbarium of Victoria

Rex Battarbee
Australian, 1893–1973
Split trunk, 1936
watercolour on paper
Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Beverley and Mr Alan Castleman from the Dr Beverley Castleman Collection, 2024

Dorrit Black
Australian, 1891–1951
The pot plant, 1933
colour linocut on paper
Art Gallery of South Australia
Bequest of Lisette Kohlhagen, 1969

John Blogg
Canadian/Australian, 1851–1936
The fallen, 1925
Queensland maple (Flindersia brayleyana)
National Gallery of Victoria
Gift of the family of John Kendrick Blogg, 1976

Arthur Boyd
Australian, 1920–1999
Figures by a creek, 1944
oil on canvas on board
Art Gallery of South Australia
Gift of an anonymous donor 1993
Irrigation lake, Wimmera, 1950
resin and tempera on composition board
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased, 1950

Merric Boyd
Australian, 1888–1959
Pot, 1921
ceramic and glaze
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Gift of the Deakin family, 2011
A red gum, 1951
colour pencils on paper
National Gallery of Australia
Gift of Arthur, David and Guy Boyd, Lucy Beck and Mary Nolan in honour of their father Merric Boyd 1975
The giant gum tree, 1954
colour pencils on paper
National Gallery of Australia
Gift of Arthur, David and Guy Boyd, Lucy Beck and Mary Nolan in honour of their father Merric Boyd 1975

John Brack
Australian, 1920–1999
The car, 1955
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased, 1956

Jane E. Brown
British/Australian, born 1967
Violet Street
Corymbia ficifolia
Silver princess (Eucalyptus caesia)
Photosynthetic
from the series 1,8-Cineole, 2026
composites of 4 silver gelatin photographs (printed with eucalyptus oil)
Courtesy of Jane E. Brown
Miegunyah Creative Fellowship commission, 2026

Nikki Browne
Bidjara, born 1977
STOP KILLING COUNTRY, 2022
sewing-machine cogs, gum leaves, resin, copper, silver
Collection of the artist

Hector Tjupuru Burton
Pitjantjatjara, c. 1939–2017
Puṉu-ngura (Tree country), 2013
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased, 2013

Louis Buvelot
Swiss, 1814–1888, lived in Brazil 1835–52, Australia 1865–88
Gisborne Hill from the slopes of Mount Macedon, 1875
oil on canvas mounted on board
Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Dr J. A. Neptune Scott Bequest Fund, 1958

Harold Cazneaux
New Zealander/Australian, 1878–1953
Spirit of endurance, 1937
gelatin silver photograph
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased with the assistance of donors to the 100 Works for 100 Years Fund 2013

Maree Clarke
Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung, born 1961
Gumnut necklace, c. 1988
gumnuts and thread
Koorie Heritage Trust, Narrm / Melbourne

Selma Nunay Coulthard
Luritja, born 1954
Pmara Nurnaka (Our Home), 2024
watercolour on found road sign
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased, 2024

Dean Cross
Worimi, born 1986
SCORE/SCAR, 2022–26
oil stick on eight sheets of paper, Camden white gum (Eucalyptus benthamii)
Courtesy of Dean Cross and STATION
There are 1000 ways to change the world, but you only need one, 2026
paper, ink, flour, manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) seeds
Courtesy of Dean Cross and STATION
Miegunyah Creative Fellowship commission, 2026

Nici Cumpston
Barkindji, born 1963
Ringbarked II, Nookamka Lake, 2011/2016
pigment inkjet print on paper, hand coloured with watercolours and crayons
Courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney
Barka shelter, 2025
pigment inkjet print on paper on aluminium
Courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney

Jess Dare
Australian, born 1982
Collecting Time, 2026
powder-coated brass
No More Time, 2026
powder-coated brass
Courtesy of the artist

Shay Docking
Australian, 1928–1998, lived in Aotearoa New Zealand 1965–71
Fallen angophora (Ku-ring-gai Chase), 1976
pencil on paper
Angophoras and Hawkesbury, 1975
pencil on paper
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Purchased with funds provided by the Australian Collection Benefactors’ Program 1998

Peter Dombrovskis
German/Australian, 1945–1996
Morning mist, Rock Island Bend, Franklin River, Tasmania
c. 1980
pigment inkjet print
Museum of Australian Photography, City of Monash Collection, Victoria
Acquired 2015

Julie Dowling
Badimia, born 1969
Nyining (Spirit tree), 2013
synthetic polymer paint, red ochre and plastic on canvas
Private collection

Russell Drysdale
English/Australian, 1912–1981
Walls of China, 1945
oil on hardboard
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Purchased 1945

A. W. Eustace
English, 1820–1907, lived in Australia 1851–1907
(Eucalyptus leaf painting)
(Eucalyptus leaf painting)
1850s–1907
oil on Eucalyptus polyanthemos leaves
Collection of John Daniels, Heathcote, Victoria

megan evans
Australian, born 1957
Gust, 2026
eucalyptus leaves, plastic and metal pins
Remanence, 2026
single-channel digital animation, colour, sound, 07:30 min
Courtesy of the artist
Miegunyah Creative Fellowship commission, 2026

Adrian Feint
Australian, 1894–1971
The jetties, Palm Beach, 1942
oil on canvas
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, New South Wales
Gift of Howard Hinton 1942

Walter Hood Fitch (draughtsman)
Scottish 1817–1892, lived in England 1841–92
Joseph Swan (lithographer)
English/Scottish 1796–1872
Eucalyptus splachnicarpa (now Corymbia calophylla, marri)
plate 4036 in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, volume 69, London, 1843
hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Rare Book Collection, Museums Victoria

Walter Hood Fitch (draughtsman)
Scottish, 1817–1892, lived in England 1841–92
Artist’s name unknown (lithographer)
active in England 1840s
Eucalyptus macrocarpa (mottlecah)
plate 4333 in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, volume 73, London, 1847
hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Museums Victoria

Rosa Fiveash (artist)
Australian, 1854–1938
Harcourt Barrett (artist and lithographer)
English/Australian, 1838–1904
Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. macrocarpa (red-flowering)
Eucalyptus pyriformis
from J. E. Brown’s The Forest Flora of South Australia, E. Spiller, Government Printer, Adelaide, 1882–90
chromolithographs on paper
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria
Purchased with funds from the Ferry Foundation, 2011

Sue Ford
Australian, 1943–2009
Some they landed right in the middle of the magic bush forest
‘Let’s go and find the witch’s letter’
from the series The witches’ letter, c. 1969
gelatin silver photographs
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased 1988

William Ford
English, 1823–1984, lived in Australia 1871–84
At the Hanging Rock, 1875
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased, 1950

Helen Fuller
Australian, born 1949
Hollow log A, 2023
stoneware, oxides, underglaze, porcelain slip
Hollow log B, 2023
stoneware, oxides, underglaze, porcelain slip
Treepot, 2023
terracotta, oxides, underglaze, porcelain slip
Courtesy of the artist

May Gibbs
English/Australian, 1877–1969, lived in England and Australia 1900–13
The editor writing his leading article
in Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: Their Adventures Wonderful, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1918
offset lithograph on paper
Nuttybub and Nittersing
book cover for Nuttybug and Nittersing, Osboldstone & Co., Melbourne, 1923
offset colour lithograph on card
Signor Cicada
in Gum Blossom Babies, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1916
offset lithograph printed in brown ink on paper
The University of Melbourne, Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections

Deanne Gilson
Wadawurrung, born 1967
Post Preston, after the bushfires, our Country, plants and animals need healing, 2021
white ceremonial ochre, wattle tree sap, synthetic polymer paint on linen
Darebin Art Collection, Victoria

Joshua Wickett Gliddon
Australian, 1887–1971
(Blackbutt tree, Boolarra, Gippsland), 1901
gelatin silver photograph
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
The Russell and Mab Grimwade Bequests, 1973

John Glover
English, 1767–1849, lived in Australia 1831–49
Patterdale landscape with cattle, c. 1833
oil on canvas
The National Gallery of Australia and the National Library of Australia
Rex Nan Kivell Collection

John Gollings
Australian, born 1944
877.00M E 145° 12’ 31.12’ S 037° 25’ 15.95’
from the series Black Saturday, 2009, reprinted 2012
digital print on paper
McClelland Art Collection, Victoria

McClelland Art Collection, Victoria

Julie Gough
Trawlwoolway, born 1965
Witness, 2021
five-channel 4K video installation, colour, sound, 16:9 ratio
Video editor: Jemma Rea
Collection of the artist
Commissioned by Powerhouse, 2021

Russell Grimwade
Australian, 1879–1955
Eucalypt studies, 1919–30
carbon prints
Eucalypt studies, 1919–30
carbon prints
Eucalyptus specimen cabinet, c. 1919/1944
eucalypt gumnuts and leaves, cardboard, eucalypt timber, brass
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
The Russell and Mab Grimwade Bequests, 1973

Henry Gritten
English, 1818–1873, lived in the United States 1850–53, Australia 1853–73
The Merri Creek near Dights Falls, c. 1863
oil on canvas
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased through the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund, 2023
Melbourne from the Botanical Gardens, 1865
oil on canvas
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased through the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund, 2018

Eugene von Guérard
Austrian, 1811–1901, lived in Italy 1830–38, Germany 1838–52, Australia 1852–82, Germany 1882–91, England 1891–1901
Golden Point Ballarat and flat, with part of Black Hill as in July 1853, 1874
oil on canvas
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria
Gift of James Oddie, 1891

Treahna Hamm
Yorta Yorta, born 1965
Barmah nurrtja biganga (Barmah Forest possum-skin cloak), 2005
Australian common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) skin pelts, synthetic thread, natural earth pigments
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased 2007

Matthew Harris
mixed European/Koorie descent, born 1991
With A Warm Embrace, 2022–2023
recycled industrial felt, Wangaratta Woollen Mills acrylic yarn, gesso, acrylic paint, river stones and polyester filling
Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection, Victoria
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by the artist

Hans Heysen
German/Australian, 1877–1968
The river bend, 1922
watercolour on paper
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Gift of Dr Samuel Arthur Ewing 1938
Red hills of Aroona, Flinders Ranges, 1933
watercolour on paper
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Gift of Dr Samuel Arthur Ewing 1938

Naomi Hobson
Kaantju/Umpila, born 1979
Nicholl Kepple Jnr, A Warrior without a Weapon #3
from the series A Warrior without a Weapon, 2018
pigment print on paper
Courtesy of the artist and Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne

Wendy Hubert
Yindjibarndi, born 1954
Wirlumarra (Ghost gum), 2024
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Private collection

Diane Jones,
Ballardong, Noongar, born 1966
The hidden, 2011
inkjet print on paper
Courtesy of the artist

Narelle Jubelin
Australian, born 1960, lives in Spain 1996–
A fallen monarch, 1987
cotton embroidery threads, found wood mount, frame, perspex
National Gallery of Australia
Gift of the Philip Morris Arts Grant 1988

Narelle Jubelin
Australian, born 1960, lives in Spain 1996–
Leo Wimmer (carver)
Austrian/Australian, 1937–
A box Brownie, 1988
cotton embroidery threads, wood
National Gallery of Australia
Gift of the Philip Morris Arts Grant 1988

Robert Campbell Junior
Ngaku/Dhunghutti, 1944–1993
Initiation tree, 1981
enamel paint on cardboard
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of The Marjory and Alexander Lynch Endowment, Governors, 2005
Dorrigo Falls, 1989
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased, NGV Supporters and Patrons of Indigenous Art, 2007

Tjilpi Kunmanara Kankapankatja
Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara, 1930–2012
Para – ghost gum trees, 2012
synthetic polymer paint on linen
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased, 2012

John Kauffmann
Australian, 1864–1942
Bush fire, c. 1910s
bromide print
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased 1980

Kiah Krafts, Mildura
Australia, 1987–1990
Maree Clarke
Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung, born 1961
Gum necklace, c. 1988
gum bud caps and gumnuts, thread
Gumnut necklace
c. 1993
gumnuts, thread
Koorie Heritage Trust, Narrm / Melbourne

Rosemary Laing
Australian, 1959–2024
Aristide
from the series leak, 2010
chromogenic print
Museum of Australian Photography, City of Monash Collection, Victoria
Acquired with the funds raised by Friends of MGA Inc 2011

Janet Laurence
Australian, born 1947
An Incantation for a Eucalypt
2026
Courtesy of the artist
Miegunyah Creative Fellowship commission, 2026
In addition to gumnuts, barks, seeds, glass vessels and artworks, photographs, reproductions, books and other material from the artist’s collection, works loaned for display are:
Books:

Album of timber veneer samples gifted to Mr & Mrs Grimwade
Lathe was funded by a donation from the Grimwades. Division of Forest Products of the C.S.I.R, 1942
The University of Melbourne Archives, Archives and Special Collections. Bequest of Russell Grimwade
Australian Plants Suitable for Gardens, Parks, Timber Reserves, etc. by William Guilfoyle, 1911
The University of Melbourne Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections. Bequest of Russell Grimwade
The Gum Tree: Official Organ of the Australian Forest League (Victorian Branch) 1918
The University of Melbourne Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections. Bequest of Russell Grimwade
A Research on the Eucalypts, Especially in Regard to their Essential Oils by Richard T. Baker and Henry G. Smith, 1902
The University of Melbourne Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections. Bequest of Russell Grimwade
Specimens:

Bosisto’s Oil of Eucalyptus bottle, J. Bosisto & Co Pty Ltd, c. 1900
The University of Melbourne, Medical History Museum
Eucalyptus consideniana, collected by Russell Grimwade, 1941
National Herbarium of Victoria
Eucalyptus oil pearls
National Herbarium of Victoria
Eucalyptus oil specimen bottles: Eucalyptus goniocalyx, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Eucalyptus fissilis
National Herbarium of Victoria
Eucalypt samples from the H.T. Wardle Wood Specimen Collection 1890–1930
The University of Melbourne, Creswick Campus Historical Collection
Folia Eucalypti from Chemische Fabrik E.Merck (Darmstadt, Germany), c. 1914:
Eucalyptus globulus leaves and gumnuts collected in southern Europe and Australia
The University of Melbourne, Medical History Museum, Gift of the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum, 2017

Jenna Lee
Gulumerridjin (Larrakia) / Wardaman / KarraJarri, born 1992
Invasive native, 2020
single-channel digital video, black and white, silent, 04:00 min
Courtesy of the artist and MARS Gallery, Melbourne

Lefebvre and Sons, Paris
France, 1845–1925
Tiara, c. 1900
silver, gold, topaz
Powerhouse collection
Purchased with funds donated by the Patrons of the Powerhouse, 1984

John William Lewin
English, 1770–1819, worked in Australia 1800–19
Warty-face honey-sucker
(Regent honeyeater)
plate III in his A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, J. H. Bohte, London, 1822
hand-coloured etching on paper
The University of Melbourne, Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections

Sydney Long
Australian, 1871–1955, lived in England 1910–21, 1922–25, 1952–55
Spirit of the bushfire, 1900
watercolour and pencil on paper
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria
Purchased 1977

Mildred Lovett
Australian, 1880–1955
Vase with pastoral design of dancing figures by Sydney Long, 1909
handpainted porcelain with overglaze decoration
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Purchased 1909

Brian Martin
Muruwari/Bundjalung/Kamilaroi, born 1972
Methexical Countryscape Paakantyi # 18, 2020
charcoal on paper
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased, 2024

Robyn Mayo
Australian, born 1953
Desert bloodwood (Corymbia terminalis)
from Six days at Ruby Gap (April expedition), 2000
watercolour and pen and ink
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Robyn Mayo, 2017
Framed with funds donated by McCain Foods (Aust), 2018

Frederick McCubbin
Australian, 1855–1917
Lost, 1886
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Felton Bequest, 1940

Rob McHaffie
Australian, born 1978
Single mums at the Reservoir (after Hermann Corrodi), 2024
oil on linen
Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Purchased, 2024

Louisa Anne Meredith
English/Australian, 1812–1895
Study for Gum-flowers and Love, c. 1860
watercolour on paper
National Gallery of Victoria
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs James Evans, Governor, 1989

Michelle Pulatuwayu Woody Minnapinni
Tiwi, born 1972
Ngiya Murrakupupuni
(My Country), 2022
earth pigments on stringybark
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased, 2022

Hal Missingham
Australian, 1906–1994
Graffiti and scribble gum, 1971
silver gelatin photograph
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased 1974

Jazz Money
Wiradjuri, born 1992
in embrace, 2026
single-channel digital video, colour, sound, 42:00 min; vinyl
Courtesy of the artist and The Commercial, Sydney
Miegunyah Creative Fellowship commission, 2026

Eirene Mort (designer)
Australian 1879–1977, lived in England
1899–1906
Cleone Cracknell (metal worker)
Australian, 1868–1945
Mirror, c. 1906
copper repoussé mounted over wood frame
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased, 1984

Vincent Namatjira
Western Aranda, born 1983
King Dingo (salute), 2024
synthetic polymer paint on linen
Private collection, Melbourne

Albert Namatjira
Western Aranda, 1901–1959
Ghost gum, c. 1942–45
watercolour, pencil and mica flakes on paper
Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Beverley and Mr Alan Castleman from the Dr Beverley Castleman Collection, 2024

Hilda Rix Nicholas
Australian 1884–1961, lived in France, England 1907–18, France 1924–26
Canberra from Red Hill, 1926
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Felton Bequest, 1928

Frederick Polydore Nodder (draughtsman? and engraver)
English, active c. 1773–1800
Bark of the red gum tree
plate 25 in John White’s A Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, J. Debrett, London, 1790
hand-coloured engraving on paper
The University of Melbourne, Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections
Bequest of Sir Russell Grimwade

Ian North
New Zealander/Australian, 1945–2024
Untitled no. 17, 1981, printed c. 1984
from the Canberra suite, 1980–91
type C photograph
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 2001

Lin Onus
Yorta Yorta, 1948–1996
Floodwater ‘Woorong Nucko’, 1995
synthetic polymer paint on linen
Carillo and Ziyin Gantner Collection

Jill Orr (artist)
Australian, born 1952, lived in the Netherlands 1980–86
Elizabeth Campbell (photographer)
Australian, born 1959
Hanging over root
Stretched in between
Inner tree
Crucifix
from the series Bleeding trees
1979, printed 2012
chromogenic photographs
Courtesy of the artist

Sydney Parkinson (draughtsman)
English, c. 1745–1771
Frederick Polydore Nodder (final draughtsman)
English, active c. 1773–1800
Robert Blyth (engraver)
English, 1750–1784
Eucalyptus alba (or Eucalyptus platyphylla)
plate 121 from Banks’ Florilegium, part VI: Australia
Eucalyptus crebra
plate 120 from Banks’ Florilegium, part VI: Australia
drawn 1770, painted 1778, printed 1981 by Alecto Historical Editions, London
colour engraving and etchings (à la poupée) with hand colouring on paper
National Gallery of Victoria
Presented by Rio Tinto Limited through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2013

Marylin Brown Petyarr
Alyawarr, c. 1965
Car, art and the landscape, 1990
synthetic polymer paint on metal
National Gallery of Victoria
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Violet Sheno and Dieter Blasse, Members, 1994

Tali Tali Pompey
Yankunytjatjara, c. 1947–2011
Para, 2009
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Felton Bequest, 2011

Robert Prenzel
German/Australian, 1866–1941
Cockatoo, 1915
Australian blackwood, other timbers
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
The Russell and Mab Grimwade Bequest, 1973

Margaret Preston
Australian, 1875–1963
Gum blossom, 1928
hand-coloured woodcut on Japanese paper
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased through the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund, 2024

Shirley Purdie
Gija, born 1947
Thalngarrji / snappy gum / Eucalyptus brevifolia
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
Warlarri / white river gum / Eucalyptus papuana, 2016
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
Medical History Museum, The University of Melbourne

Anita Mbitjana Ratara
Western Aranda, born 1943
Tuakitja (Grey-crowned babbler), 2022
terracotta and underglazes
Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Purchased 2023

Pierre Joseph Redouté (draughtsman)
Belgian 1759–1840, lived in France 1782–1840
Francois Hubert (engraver)
French, 1744–1809
Eucalyptus obliqua
plate 20 from Charles-Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle’s, Sertum Anglicum, seu plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinium (The English Garland, or Rarer Plants which Grow in Gardens Near London), P.-F. Didot, Paris, 1788
engraving on paper
State Library of Victoria

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (draughtsman)
Belgian 1759–1840, lived in France 1782–1840
Charles-Marie-François Dien (engraver)
French, 1787–1865
Eucalyptus cornuta
plate 20 from Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière’s Atlas pour servir à la Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérousee (Atlas to accompany the Voyage in Search of La Pérouse), H. J. Jansen, Paris, 1800
engraving on paper
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria
Purchased with funds from the Ferry Foundation, 2011

Lilla Reidy (attributed)
Australian, 1858–1933
Painted gum leaf – Gallipoli, 1915
paint on eucalypt leaf
Museums Victoria
Donated by the Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL)

Carol Panangka Rontji
Western Aranda, 1968–2009
Purti Endoola (Magpies) jar, 1995
terracotta, underglaze colours
Powerhouse collection
Purchased 1996

David Rose
Australian, 1936–2006
Eucalypt in rain, 1977
colour screenprint
National Gallery of Australia
Gift of the artist 1992

Joan Ross
Scottish/Australian
Colonial grab, 2015
single-channel digital video animation, colour, sound, 07:32 min
sound and animation: Josh Raymond
Courtesy of the artist and N.Smith Gallery, Sydney

Mervyn Rubuntja
Western Aranda, born 1958
No more give away, 2024
watercolour pigment on found road sign
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased, 2024

Alexander Schramm
German, 1813–1864, lived in Australia 1849–64
The Gilbert family, 1864
oil on canvas, mounted on board
Art Gallery of South Australia
Gift of W. A. Gilbert 1970

Rebecca Selleck
Australian, born 1986
James Tylor
Kaurna/Māori, born 1986
Bookcase
Two seater lounge with coffee table
from the series Fire Country, 2022
burnt Australian ash timber, cast bronze
Courtesy of James Tylor and N.Smith Gallery, Sydney

Carol Panangka Rontji
Western Aranda, 1968–2009
Purti Endoola (Magpies) jar, 1995
terracotta, underglaze colours
Powerhouse collection
Purchased 1996

David Rose
Australian, 1936–2006
Eucalypt in rain, 1977
colour screenprint
National Gallery of Australia
Gift of the artist 1992

Mervyn Rubuntja
Western Aranda, born 1958
No more give away, 2024
watercolour pigment on found road sign
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased, 2024

Alexander Schramm
German, 1813–1864, lived in Australia 1849–64
The Gilbert family, 1864
oil on canvas, mounted on board
Art Gallery of South Australia
Gift of W. A. Gilbert 1970

Bookcase
Two seater lounge with coffee table
from the series Fire Country, 2022
burnt Australian ash timber, cast bronze
Courtesy of James Tylor and N.Smith Gallery, Sydney

Alfred Sells
English, 1822–1908, lived in Australia 1876–88
(Gum trees in South Australia)
in his Album of sketches, 1876–79, 1878
watercolour over pencil
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased 2010

Edward Dalton Smith (draughtsman)
English, 1800–1883
Artist’s name unknown (engraver)
active England, 1820s
Eudesmia tetragona
plate 21 in Robert Sweet’s Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea islands, James Ridgway, London, 1827–28
hand-coloured engraving on paper
The University of Melbourne, Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections
Bequest of Sir Russell Grimwade

Grace Cossington Smith
Australian, 1892–1984
Gum blossoms, c. 1942
oil on paperboard
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Purchased 1943

Yasmin Smith
Australian, born 1984
Bundle of Ntaria branches 4, 2015
mid-fire slip with Hermannsburg wood ash glaze (river red gum, mulga, palm tree), black copper oxide wash, electrical wire
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Vicki Grima Ceramics Fund 2020

Margaret Stones
Australian, 1920–2018, lived in England 1951–2002
Eucalyptus preissiana, 1963
watercolour over pencil on paper
Eucalyptus forrestiana, 1964
watercolour over pencil on paper
National Gallery of Victoria
Felton Bequest, 1964

Arthur Streeton
Australian, 1867–1943, lived in England 1887–1919
Near Heidelberg, 1890
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Felton Bequest, 1943
Last of the messmates, 1928
oil on canvas
Private collection, courtesy of Smith and Singer, Melbourne

William Strutt
English, 1825–1915, lived in Australia 1850–62
Peppermint or gum tree leaf, Melbourne, Australia, c. 1861
oil on canvas
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased through the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund, 1994

Stefan Szonyi
Hungarian/Australian, born 1945
Music box, 1981
earthenware
National Gallery of Victoria
Presented by the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1986

Christian Thompson
Bidjara, born 1978
Black gum 2
from the series Australian graffiti, 2007
type C photograph
National Gallery of Victoria
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2008

Emil Todt (draughtsman)
German, c. 1810–1900, lived in Australia 1849–1900
Charles Trodel (lithographer)
German, 1835–1906, lived in Australia 1860–1906
Eucalyptus globulus
in Ferdinand von Mueller’s Eucalyptographia: A Descriptive Atlas of the Eucalypts of Australia and the Adjoining Islands (decade 6), John Ferris, Govt. Printer, Melbourne, 1880
lithograph on paper
The University of Melbourne, Rare Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections

Mary Tonkin
Australian, born 1973
A scream, Kalorama, 2023
oil on linen
Courtesy of the artist and Australian Galleries, Melbourne

Jessie Traill
Australian, 1881–1967
Beautiful victims, 1914
etching on Oriental paper on cardboard
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Purchased 1961
Good night in the gully where the white gums grow, 1922
etching and aquatint printed in brown ink on paper
National Gallery of Australia
Purchased, 1977

Peter Tully
Australian, 1947–1992
Gumnut necklace, c. 1981
plastic, gumnuts, metal
Powerhouse collection
Gift of David McDiarmid, 1995

Hossein Valamanesh
Iranian/Australian, 1949–2022
Nesting, 2005
digital print on paper
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation
South Australian Artists Fund 2022

May Vale
Australian, 1862–1945, lived in Europe 1874–78, 1890–92, 1906–09
Timber sample (Eucalyptus oleosa, red mallee)
Timber sample (Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian or southern blue gum)
Timber sample (Eucalyptus pauciflora, snowgum or white sallee)
1885
oil on timber
Museums Victoria

Gaypalani Waṉambi
Marrakulu, born 1986
Ḏawurr, 2022
engraved found metal road sign
Powerhouse collection
Purchased 2023

Wukun Waṉambi
Marrakulu, 1962–2022
Three rocks, 2015
hollow stringybark (Eucalyptus tetradonta), earth pigments
Private collection, Narrm / Melbourne

Lewis Wandin-Bursill
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, born 1999
Dagan biik, 2023
eucalyptus, mistletoe, pyrography
Courtesy of the artist and Murrup Biik Public Art, Narrm / Melbourne

Sera Waters
Australian, born 1979
Suckers: Coat of (lopped) Arms, 2021
found gumnuts, vintage linen, various threads
Courtesy of the artist and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
Commissioned by Powerhouse, 2021

Fred Williams
Australian, 1927–1982
Red cliff landscape, 1981
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Victoria
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Rio Tinto, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2001

Dino Wilson
Tiwi, 1983–2023
Warnarringa (Sun), 2022
earth pigments on stringybark
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased, 2022

John Wolseley
English/Australian, born 1938
Scrambling, climbing, flying and moving through the Cobboboonee Forest, 2006/2009
watercolour, carbonised wood, graphite on sixteen sheets of paper
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Gift of the artist 2015. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Pedro Wonaeamirri
Tiwi, born 1974
Tunga (basket), 2010
earth pigments on stringybark
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Anthony Scott, 2015

Gertie Yabbu
Worrorra, c. 1910 – c. 1981
Collier Bangmoro
Woonambal, c. 1919 – c. 1981
Garaggi (Bark bucket), c. 1970
earth pigments on stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.), pandanus fibre
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Gift of The Bardas Families in memory of Sandra Bardas OAM and David Bardas AO, 2024

Wanapati Yunupiŋu
Gumatj, born 1989
Ŋäṉarr – Tongue of Flame, 2025
etched stringybark
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
Purchased with funds donated by Judith and Leon Gorr, 2026