The model

In a dark studio, women gather to paint a model draped in blue. Here, Maud Sherwood gives us a glimpse into the life of female artists in the early 20th century.

Sherwood grew up in New Zealand but left to study art in Europe in 1912. There, she was influenced by impressionism and post-impressionism, reflected in her use of broad, expressive strokes of colour to create form. She eventually settled in Sydney, Australia, where she introduced her female peers to the more modern European styles of painting.