# Joseph Brown Collection

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The **Joseph Brown Collection** comprises works of art donated to the [National Gallery of Victoria](/source/National_Gallery_of_Victoria) in 2004 by the collector and art dealer [Joseph Brown](/source/Joseph_Brown_(art_collector)). The collection is displayed in the [Ian Potter Centre](/source/Ian_Potter_Centre), part of the NGV.[1] More than 150 works are on display at the centre.

The collection comprises varied Australian art from different periods, including portraits painted by many well-known artists. The display gives a history of Australian art. It includes engravings from the first days of the colony and early European looking landscapes of Australia, and [Heidelberg](/source/Heidelberg) era paintings from the late 19th century, and post-impressionist works of the early 20th century. The [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) '[Angry Penguins](/source/Angry_Penguins)' school of the 1940s is represented, as are colour field and abstract painting. Many [modern](/source/Modernism) and [post-modern](/source/Post-modern) Australian painters of the later 20th century are also on display. A few works by Australian Aboriginal artists are also included.

## Artists included

The collection includes the following artists:[2]

- [Wes Walters](/source/Wes_Walters)
- [Eugene von Guerard](/source/Eugene_von_Guerard) - *Yalla-Y-Poora*
- [Tom Roberts](/source/Tom_Roberts)
- [Frederick McCubbin](/source/Frederick_McCubbin) - *Autumn Memories*
- E. M. Boyd
- [E. Phillips Fox](/source/E._Phillips_Fox)
- [Roger Kemp](/source/Roger_Kemp)
- [John Olsen](/source/John_Olsen_(Australian_artist))
- [Margaret Preston](/source/Margaret_Preston)
- [John Perceval](/source/John_Perceval) - *Floating Dock and Tugboats*
- [John Brack](/source/John_Brack) - *[Nude With Dressing Gown](/source/Nude_With_Dressing_Gown)*
- [Peter Booth](/source/Peter_Booth_(painter))
- [Grace Cossington Smith](/source/Grace_Cossington_Smith)
- [Peter Purves Smith](/source/Peter_Purves_Smith)
- [Arthur Boyd](/source/Arthur_Boyd) - *Bride and Groom by the Creek*
- [John Russell](/source/John_Russell_(Australian_artist)) - *Almond Tree* and *Blossom and Rough Seas*
- [Brett Whiteley](/source/Brett_Whiteley)
- [Fred Williams](/source/Fred_Williams_(artist)) - *Cricketer*

## References

1. ["The Joseph Brown Collection | NGV"](https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/the-joseph-brown-collection/?). *www.ngv.vic.gov.au*. Retrieved 2025-02-28.

1. [The Australian - Joseph Brown: Mentor and collector who made a difference](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/joseph-brown-mentor-and-collector-who-made-a-difference/story-e6frg8ox-1225769309265)

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