DETAIL: Grace COSSINGTON SMITH,  'Interior in yellow', 1964, oil on composition board, National Gallery of Australia
 
 
Grace COSSINGTON SMITH | Govett's Leap

 
COSSINGTON SMITH, Grace
Australia 1892 – Australia 1984
UK, Europe 1912-14; UK, Italy 1949-51
Govett's Leap
[also known as Govett's Leap, Blue Mountains]
c.1933
oil on pulpboard
41.3 (h) x 49.5 (w) cm
Private collection
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Numerous works reveal Cossington Smith’s inventiveness across a range of subject matter. These engaging works were inspired by forms in various locations: from radiating plants in the artist’s garden in Sydney to Govett’s Leap in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales; from Black Mountain in Canberra to the South Coast of New South Wales.

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