Robert Juniper, along with his contemporaries Fred Williams and John Olsen, belongs to a generation of artists who created a new and contemporary vision of Australia in the second half of the twentieth century. During a career spanning almost six decades, Juniper has established himself as one of the most original and lyrical interpreters of the Australian landscape, especially that of Western Australia, which has been his main inspiration. With the vivid memories of his childhood spent in the Merredin district, Juniper slowly evolved his unique personal style which, never entirely figurative, endeavoured through colour and texture to capture his personal experience and deep feeling for the landscape of Western Australia, in which figures often appear to drift through the works as if through a dream. His work has been included in major exhibitions such as the Whitechapel Gallery (1961), the Tate Gallery (1963) and other important travelling exhibitions. This comprehensive study by Gavin Fry follows the fascinating life of this artist and explores how Juniper's work has developed to the point where he is acknowledged as one of Australia's leading artists.