The exhibition will span 50 years of Nolan's work, from his abstracted heads of the late 1930s to his last self-portrait, painted in 1988 - a painting as yet unseen in Australia. Also included: a series of 1947 portraits of friends and fellow artists, and the notorious painting of Patrick White, Nightmare, along with related drawings from the Dante series.
The Gallery will be open until 9pm this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.