Richard Larter
’Exercise ’ 1967
Gift of Lucy Swanton 1981
Richard Larter is one of Australia’s great colourists. He is also one of this country’s liveliest artists, whose works are at times provocative, dazzling and lyrical. Over more than fifty years he has created works in a wide range of mediums that engage with the fullness of life.
Larter emigrated to Australia from England in 1962. He arrived with his wife, Pat, an artist in her own right as well as her husband’s muse and collaborator. By the time o