Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the National Gallery of Australia is a sculpture garden, designed to showcase the extensive collection of sculpture belonging to the Gallery. I have included a few of the sculptures below.

La Montagne (The Mountain) by Aristide Maillol

It is a beautiful space, offering a variety of sculptures arranged in different ‘outside rooms’.

The artwork includes Australian and international artists across a range of styles.

The artwork is placed between native plantings selected to survive the extremes in Canberra’s climate.

One of my favourite pieces was Penelope by Emile Bourdelle. Her thoughtful gaze was directed towards the lake.

You can find out more about the Sculpture Garden here.

Angel of the North (life-size maquette) by Antony Gormley

Have you encountered any stunning sculptures lately?

[Photo: a glimpse of some of the sculptures in the garden]

7 responses to “Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra”

whisperinggums

December 30, 2019 at 8:58 am

I love sculpture gardens, and this one is great. I particularly love Dadang Christanto’s
Heads from the North, and Gormley’s Angel of the north (a version – the original?) of which features in the title credits to Vera.

Thanks for these pics.

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1. jml297
  
  January 21, 2020 at 9:54 pm
  
  Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this beautiful space. I also think of Vera when I see the sculpture of the Angel of the North – it is one of those mind associations!
  
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B-Jal

December 30, 2019 at 1:40 pm

Thank you for sharing 🙂

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1. jml297
  
  January 21, 2020 at 9:54 pm
  
  My pleasure, thank you!
  
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cindy knoke

December 31, 2019 at 5:19 pm

Yes I have encountered stunning sculptures lately because I just saw your wonderful photos.

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1. jml297
  
  January 21, 2020 at 9:55 pm
  
  Thank you – and I love the joyous gif!
  
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October 19, 2021 at 7:05 am

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