Robert Dickerson born in Sydney in 1924 is one of Australia's most recognised figurative artists. He was a member of the 1959 famous Antipodeans group.

Dickerson is a painter known for his brooding, angular figures set in emotionally heightened landscapes, evacuated spaces and melancholy interiors. The figures that Dickerson paints are highly stylised and distinguishable with elongated angular features.

The inspiration for his art comes from everyday life and he draws on the themes of loneliness, vulnerability and isolation.

His art is typically high contrast chiaroscuro and executed in a range of materials including paint, pastels, charcoals and other graphic media.

Although he had no formal training, his highly recognisable style has won him considerable representation in many important Australian collections. His works are often explicitly social, referencing human isolation, and finding their depth in haunting depictions of lonely and outcast figures.

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