Idle Hours

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Michael Zavros can't paint the wind is whistling through the house. 2006. Michael Zavros (detail)

Michael Zavros can't paint the wind is whistling through the house. 2006. Michael Zavros (detail)

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King Edward Terrace
Canberra Australian Capital Territory 2600

Phone: 026102 7000
Fax: 026102 7001
When: 7 Dec 2009 to 21 Feb 2010
How often: Once Only

Come and spend some idle hours at the National Portrait Gallery this summer. Delight in this exhibition of luxurious beauty. Paintings, prints and drawings represent subjects in quiet moods and situations arranged according to the time of day they depict . See them reading, drawing, snoozing, bathing, sewing, gardening, sitting, looking, making love and spending tranquil time with companions. Works in the exhibition range from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.

 

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