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Robertson provides a rich survey of key itinerant episodes in the lives of an important generation of Australian artists. She analyses in-depth how these men and women travelled to access the treasures and opportunities afforded by Europe, transforming their identities as they rebalanced their national and international artistic ideals, which her readers will find informative and illuminating. * Matthew C. Potter, Associate Professor of Art and Design History, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK *

Robertson provides a rich survey of key itinerant episodes in the lives of an important generation of Australian artists. She analyses in-depth how these men and women travelled to access the treasures and opportunities afforded by Europe, transforming their identities as they rebalanced their national and international artistic ideals, which her readers will find informative and illuminating. * Matthew C. Potter, Associate Professor of Art and Design History, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK * Expatriatism is often seen as a blight on a nation's cultural development: Kate Robertson turns that notion on its head and convincingly places fin de siecle painters in Europe at the very centre of Australian art. * Richard White, Associate Professor, History, University of Sydney, Australia *

Robertson provides a rich survey of key itinerant episodes in the lives of an important generation of Australian artists. She analyses in-depth how these men and women travelled to access the treasures and opportunities afforded by Europe, transforming their identities as they rebalanced their national and international artistic ideals, which her readers will find informative and illuminating. * Matthew C. Potter, Associate Professor of Art and Design History, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK * Expatriatism is often seen as a blight on a nation’s cultural development: Kate Robertson turns that notion on its head and convincingly places fin de siècle painters in Europe at the very centre of Australian art. * Richard White, Associate Professor, History, University of Sydney, Australia *

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Kate R. Robertson is an affiliate of the University of Sydney based in New York, USA.

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