Resting Figure Lilydale 1950

  

oil on canvas 45.2 x 45.0 cm

    
      Here we see a strong relationship between figure and landscape; forms are simplified, brushstrokes are energetic - the overall effect is far different from that of works produced at either the National Gallery school or at George Bell's studio - yet despite William's continued practice of working en plein air, he does not yet show himself at ease with this new subject matter; it was to take time and experimentation before the distinctive Williams landscapes were arrived at.    
             

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