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Sidney Nolan

1917 - 1992

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Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (22 April 1917 – 28 November 1992) was one of the leading Australian artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of media, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously that of Ned Kelly, the bushranger and outlaw. Nolan's stylised depiction of Kelly's armour has become an icon of Australian art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Nolan is the 425th most popular painter (up from 1,690th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Australia (up from 175th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Sidney Nolan ranks 425 out of 2,023Before him are Fede Galizia, Salaì, Albert Anker, Lyonel Feininger, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and Eva Gonzalès. After him are Pieter Lastman, André Masson, Carlo Levi, Yves Tanguy, John Bauer, and Pierre-Joseph Redouté.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Sidney Nolan ranks 69Before him are John Lee Hooker, Thelonious Monk, Juan Rulfo, Cyrus Vance, Louis Zamperini, and Manolete. After him are Dinu Lipatti, Maurice Duverger, Masahiko Kimura, Obdulio Varela, Kamal Jumblatt, and Asmahan. Among people deceased in 1992, Sidney Nolan ranks 43Before him are César Manrique, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Denny Hulme, Mohamed Boudiaf, Lella Lombardi, and Wanda Rutkiewicz. After him are Markos Vafeiadis, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Sam Walton, John Ireland, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and H. L. A. Hart.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Sidney Nolan ranks 45 out of 1,143Before him are Johnny Logan (1954), Margot Robbie (1990), Kylie Minogue (1968), Joan Sutherland (1926), P. L. Travers (1899), and Julian Assange (1971). After him are Lionel Logue (1880), James Clavell (1921), Mark Webber (1976), Annette Kellermann (1887), Ned Kelly (1855), and Michael Jeffery (1937).

Among PAINTERS In Australia

Among painters born in Australia, Sidney Nolan ranks 1After him are John Russell (1858), Albert Namatjira (1902), Arthur Streeton (1867), and Frederick McCubbin (1855).