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Robert Hughes

Robert Hughes
1963

Louis Kahan AO

On display: Gallery One
Albert and Vincent

Albert and Vincent
2024

Vincent Namatjira OAM

On display: Gallery Three
Stephanie Alexander AO

Stephanie Alexander AO
2023

Tsering Hannaford

On display: Gallery Five
Portrait of Jill

Portrait of Jill
2021

Graeme Drendel

On display: Gallery One
blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu; Anglo-Australian/Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish) 2021

blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu;…

Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove, Richard Crampton

On display: Gallery Three
Maggie

Maggie
2023

Del Kathryn Barton

On display: Gallery Five
June Dally-Watkins

June Dally-Watkins
1959

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Miscellaneous Obsessions #1, My Living Room, Bondi

Miscellaneous Obsessions #1, My Living Room, Bondi
2000

William Yang

On display: Gallery Four
Play on (A portrait of Neale Daniher)

Play on (A portrait of Neale Daniher)
2021

Michael Peck

On display: Gallery Two
Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey
1957

Nancy Menetrey

On display: Gallery One
David Lloyd Jones

David Lloyd Jones
1944

Sir William Dobell OBE

On display: Gallery One
Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)

Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)
2001

Polly Borland

On display: Gallery Four
Stan Grant and Tracey Holmes

Stan Grant and Tracey Holmes
2020

Nic Walker

On display: Gallery Three
Jimmy and Jane Barnes

Jimmy and Jane Barnes
2020

Jesse Lizotte

On display: Gallery Six
Smalltown Boy (Perth)

Smalltown Boy (Perth)
2018

The Huxleys

On display: Gallery Three
Smalltown Boy (Surfers Paradise)

Smalltown Boy (Surfers Paradise)
2018

The Huxleys

On display: Gallery Three
Mary Chomley

Mary Chomley
1909

Violet Teague

On display: Gallery One
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
1996

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery One
Wesley Enoch and David McAllister

Wesley Enoch and David McAllister
2020

Peter Brew-Bevan

On display: Gallery Three
Self portrait with Bottlebrush

Self portrait with Bottlebrush
1991

Margaret Olley AC

On display: Gallery One
Self Portrait in a Brown Coat

Self Portrait in a Brown Coat
1936

Christine A. Pecket

On display: Gallery One
Adut Akech with baby sister Akoul

Adut Akech with baby sister Akoul
2018 (printed 2020)

Charles Dennington

On display: Gallery Three
Emma Tear Tack

Emma Tear Tack
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Yip Hoy

Yip Hoy
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Ah Young

Ah Young
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Tim Sang

Tim Sang
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Wat A Che

Wat A Che
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Captain Ah Gim

Captain Ah Gim
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Quong Tart

Quong Tart
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Making Chinese Shadows (sixteen silhouette portraits)

Making Chinese Shadows (sixteen silhouette portraits)
2018

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Don Dunstan

Don Dunstan
1992-1993 (printed 2019)

Robin Sellick

On display: Gallery Five
Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol

Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol
1867

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Three
Richard Tognetti #1510

Richard Tognetti #1510
2018

Louise Hearman

On display: Gallery Two
Study for The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy

Study for The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy
2018

Deidre But-Husaim

On display: Gallery One
Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman

Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman
c. 1956

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Two
Rachel Roxburgh

Rachel Roxburgh
1939

Adelaide Perry

On display: Gallery One
Alexis Wright

Alexis Wright
2009 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

On display: Gallery Six
Akira Isogawa

Akira Isogawa
2003 (printed 2005)

Ingvar Kenne

On display: Gallery Six
Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert
1997 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

On display: Gallery Six
William Robertson junior

William Robertson junior
c. 1857

Conway Hart

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)
1944

David Strachan

On display: Gallery One
Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE
1960s

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery Six
Quentin Bryce

Quentin Bryce
2016

Michael Zavros

On display: Gallery Four
Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown

Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown
1957

Graham Sutherland

On display: Gallery One
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening…

Mervyn Bishop

On display: Gallery Three
Alan Marshall

Alan Marshall
1971

Noel Counihan

On display: Gallery One
Michelle de Kretser, Geography & History

Michelle de Kretser, Geography & History
2013

Weng-Ho Chong

On display: Gallery Two
Yellow portrait (portrait of Alex Jelinek)

Yellow portrait (portrait of Alex Jelinek)
1955

Lina Bryans

On display: Gallery One
Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper
1945-1946

Arthur Boyd AC OBE

On display: Gallery One
Ivy Shore

Ivy Shore
1961

Graeme Inson

On display: Gallery One
Linda and Binni

Linda and Binni
1984 (printed 2013)

Michael Riley

On display: Gallery Three
Maisie

Maisie
1938-1939

Peter Purves Smith

On display: Gallery One
Peter Booth 3, September 1978

Peter Booth 3, September 1978
1978 (printed 2012)

Robert Rooney

On display: Gallery Six
Bruce Pollard 2, 1979

Bruce Pollard 2
1979

Robert Rooney

On display: Gallery Five
David Malouf

David Malouf
2012

Rick Amor

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Tam Purves

Portrait of Tam Purves
1958

John Brack

On display: Gallery One
The chase

The chase
1952

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Five
Zelman Cowen

Zelman Cowen
c. 1977

Ray Crooke AM

On display: Gallery One
Clifton Pugh painting in the studio

Clifton Pugh painting in the studio
1974

Fred Williams

On display: Gallery Five
Making Sense of Place #4 (Portrait of Professor George Seddon)

Making Sense of Place #4 (Portrait of Professor George Seddon)
2007

Peteris Ciemitis

On display: Gallery Five
Marilyn Darling AC

Marilyn Darling AC
2010

Anne Zahalka

On display: Gallery Four
Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land

Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land
1835

Benjamin Law

On display: Gallery Three
Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]

Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]
1836

Benjamin Law

On display: Gallery Three
Harold Blair

Harold Blair
1948

Ernest Buckmaster

On display: Gallery One
Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia

Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, Georgia
1978 (printed 2010)

Rennie Ellis

On display: Gallery Three
Jessie Street

Jessie Street
1929

Reginald Jerrold-Nathan

On display: Gallery One
Chang the Chinese giant with his wife Kin Foo

Chang the Chinese giant with his wife Kin Foo
c. 1871

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Three
Lucy Escott

Lucy Escott
c. 1861

Dalton's Royal Photographic Gallery

On display: Gallery Three
Henry Squires

Henry Squires
c. 1861

Dalton's Royal Photographic Gallery

On display: Gallery Three
Geo Face Distributor

Geo Face Distributor
2009

James Angus

On display: forecourt
Fannie Carandini

Fannie Carandini
mid 1860s

Charles Hewitt

On display: Gallery Three
Rosina Carandini

Rosina Carandini
mid 1860s

Charles Hewitt

On display: Gallery Three
Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Murcutt
1992

Ken Done

On display: Gallery Two
Self portrait

Self portrait
c. 1930

Percy Leason

On display: Gallery One
Jean Bellette

Jean Bellette
1937

Adrian Lawlor

On display: Gallery One
Margaret Preston

Margaret Preston
c. 1930

Harold Cazneaux

On display: Gallery Five
Portrait of Henry Vernon Crock AO

Portrait of Henry Vernon Crock AO
1988

David Smith

On display: Gallery Five
Florence Austral

Florence Austral
c. 1930

Howard Barron

On display: Gallery One
Lowitja O'Donoghue

Lowitja O'Donoghue
2006

Robert Hannaford AM

On display: Gallery One
Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow
1896

Tom Roberts

On display: Gallery One
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
2006

Jiawei Shen

On display: foyer
A Portrait (Kate Hattam)

A Portrait (Kate Hattam)
1956

Clifton Pugh AO

On display: Gallery One
Dymphna Clark

Dymphna Clark
1991

Heide Smith

On display: Gallery Five
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study)

Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile…

Jiawei Shen

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett
c. 1905

Florence Ada Fuller

On display: Gallery One
Clive Blazey

Clive Blazey
2004

Jane Varkulevicius

On display: Gallery Five
Matt Moran

Matt Moran
2004

Murray Fredericks, Lisa Giles

On display: Gallery Five
Kylie Kwong

Kylie Kwong
2003

Simon Griffiths

On display: Gallery Five
Marea Gazzard

Marea Gazzard
1966

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Joshua Smith

Joshua Smith
1994

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Five
Margaret Coen

Margaret Coen
1991

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Five
Rosemary Valadon

Rosemary Valadon
1995

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Four
Burnum Burnum and Guboo Ted Thomas

Burnum Burnum and Guboo Ted Thomas
1984

Juno Gemes

On display: Gallery Three
Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly
2004

Jon Campbell

On display: Gallery One
George Duncan

George Duncan
c. 1940

Alison Rehfisch

On display: Gallery One
Senator Nancy Buttfield

Senator Nancy Buttfield
1958

Sir Ivor Hele

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait with gladioli

Self portrait with gladioli
1922

George Lambert

On display: Gallery One
Anne Boyd

Anne Boyd
1977

Lewis Morley

On display: Gallery Five
Margaret Olley

Margaret Olley
1998

Lewis Morley

On display: Gallery Four
Portrait of Ambrose Patterson

Portrait of Ambrose Patterson
1901-1902

Hugh Ramsay

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait

Self portrait
c. 1934

Stella Bowen

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait

Self portrait
1948

Grace Cossington Smith OBE

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Jill Neville

Portrait of Jill Neville
1967 (completed 1997)

Reginald Gray

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Kenneth Rowell

Portrait of Kenneth Rowell
1967

David Strachan

On display: Gallery Two
Margaret Olley

Margaret Olley
1995

Adam Knott

On display: Gallery Four
Leo Schofield

Leo Schofield
2001

Brent Harris

On display: Gallery Two
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
1961

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery One
Chelsea Flower Show, London

Chelsea Flower Show, London
c. 1956 (printed 2000)

David Moore

On display: Gallery Five
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa

Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa
c. 1847

an unknown artist, Thomas Wharton

On display: Gallery Three
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
2000

Australian Tapestry Workshop, Merrill Dumbrell, Christopher Pyett, Normana Wight

On display: Gallery Five
Albert Namatjira

Albert Namatjira
1958

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery One
The family

The family
c. 1955

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Five
John Farnham

John Farnham
1996

Polly Borland

On display: Gallery Five
Portrait of Ruth Cracknell as the Sibyl

Portrait of Ruth Cracknell as the Sibyl
1995

Rosemary Valadon

On display: Gallery One
Robert H. Black MD

Robert H. Black MD
c. 1950

Nora Heysen AM

On display: Gallery One
Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Murcutt
1999

Montalbetti + Campbell

On display: Gallery Five
Nick Cave

Nick Cave
1999

Howard Arkley

On display: Gallery Two
In the mirror: self portrait with Joy Hester

In the mirror: self portrait with Joy Hester
1939

Albert Tucker

On display: Gallery Three
Self portrait with glove

Self portrait with glove
1939

Herbert Badham

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait at easel

Self portrait at easel
1960-1961

Fred Williams

On display: Gallery One
Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily

Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily
1993

Jenny Sages

On display: Gallery Three
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