The_Cricketers
The cricketers
1948 painting by Russell Drysdale
The cricketers is a 1948 painting by the Australian artist Russell Drysdale. The painting depicts three boys set among the buildings in an empty town; two playing cricket and the other watching them. The National Gallery of Australia describes the painting as "one of the most original and haunting images in all Australian art."[1] The Sydney Morning Herald said the work is "possibly the most famous Australian painting of the 20th century."[2]