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The Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc (TMPS)

“The home of traditional realist, tonal and impressionist painting”.

 

The TMPS is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious arts organisations reaching its centenary in 2018. It occupies a unique position in Australian art in that membership is restricted to 20 and is upon invitation only. Many distinguished artists have been members of the group and contributed to its colourful history.

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The TMPS maintains and perpetuates the artistic values of its founding members. These values were described by Clarice Beckett (1924) in her ‘My Objective in Art’ ….. “To give a sincere and truthful representation of a portion of the beauty of Nature, and to show the charm of light and shade, which I try to set forth in correct tones so as to give as nearly as possible an exact illusion of reality”. Members of the TMPS continue this tradition to the current day.
Image: “Evening, St Kilda Road”. 1930. Clarice Beckett.

 

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