Waller painted this portrait of his artist wife, Christian, with her Airedale terriers in 1932. She sits on the grass in front of their recently completed Arts and Crafts-style home, on the banks of the Merri Creek at Fairy Hills, in suburban Melbourne. The painting, almost of mural proportions, was the centrepiece of the Wallers’ dining room, hanging over the massive fireplace. This portrait should have been a joyous celebration of... http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=49895