George F. Halstead

View from Watson's Bay, 1860

The Balnaves Gift


Neil Balnaves AO, a long term Mosman resident, made a pledge in 2010 to donate a million dollars worth of paintings from his personal art collection to the Mosman Art Gallery and municipality. The Balnaves Gift is unquestionably the most important donation ever to be received by Mosman Council featuring sixteen Australian Impressionist and early twentieth century artworks significant to the Mosman including key works by Arthur Streeton, Conrad Martens, Will Ashton, Henry Fullwood, Elioth Gruner, George Halstead, James Ranalph Jackson, Matthew Charles Meere, Adelaide Elizabeth Perry, Sydney Long, Ethel Carrick Fox and Margaret Preston.

To see a virtual tour of the Balnaves Gift click here.

James R Jackson

Middle Harbour, 1968

James R Jackson

Sydney Harbour, 1965

Matthew Charles Meere

View of Mosman, 1940

Adelaide Elizabeth Perry

Taronga Wharf, 1939

John William Ashton

House Boats The Spit Sydney Harbour, 1937

John William Ashton

From Balmoral Looking Towards North Head Sydney, 1935

James R Jackson

The Spit Sydney, 1935

Margaret Preston

Mosman Bridge, 1927

Margaret Preston

Wooden Bridge, 1925

Elioth Gruner

Taylor's Bay, 1913

Ethel Carrick Fox

On Balmoral Beach Sydney, 1913

Sydney Long

Clifton Gardens, 1905

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