Roland Wakelin

Roland Wakelin (1887 – 1971) was one of the pioneer ‘early modern’ painters
in Australian art and introduced a French post-impressionist flavour to Australian art.
His paintings included works featuring aspects of Sydney Harbour, he was
equally at home painting landscapes of the eastern tablelands, the coastal beaches and
the mountains west of Sydney. He was also a fine painter of romantic still-lifes,
and some of his later works are among his most effective paintings,
embodying a successful integration of colour and form.