During the 1940s Sidney Nolan began to paint images of St Kilda. There is a strong autobiographical element underpinning this series. These paintings convey a whimsical element, expressing the young Nolan's youthful exuberance and the sense of joy he experienced in both the act of painting and immersing himself in a Melbourne summer on the bay.    Nolan grew up in St Kilda, which, during the early…

Provenance

The artist; Marlborough galleries; Private collection, Sydney