"Alice Marian Ellen Bale (1875-1955) is one of Australia's most significant painters of flowers. She is also known for her subtle and sensitive portraits and for her many evocative studies of interiors and landscapes. She had a strong sense of independence and a firm belief in her own considerable talent, and her life was completely devoted to art. AME BALE, Her Art and Life, the first monograph, is a valuable new source of reference on the life and work of this noted Australian Artist. It contains an authoritative chronology, exhibition list and bibliography. It traces Bale's Formative influences, including that of painter and teacher Max Meldrum, and assesses her achievements and her position in the early twentieth century Melbourne art world."--Publisher website.