Explorers, Burke and Wills
1960 · Oil and sand on canvas
48 1/8 x 61 1/2" (122.1 x 156.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Albert Tucker
Artist
WA-00029812
PaintingExpressionismContemporaryFiguration
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1
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5
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961–1962
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Albert Tucker was an Australian painter who emerged as a significant figure in postwar modernism, known for expressionist works that combined figuration with gestural abstraction. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he developed a distinctive approach to depicting urban subjects and psychological states through bold color and dynamic mark-making. Tucker's practice engaged with both European modernist traditions and the development of a distinctly Australian contemporary art voice during the mid-twentieth century.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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