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Study of male ballet dancers standing in a line, 2007
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal and pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of J Sages Family Trust 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Study of female ballet dancers, 2007
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal and pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of J Sages Family Trust 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Study of a pair of ballet dancers, 2007
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal and pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of J Sages Family Trust 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Jenny Sages
Biography
Jenny Sages (b. 1933), artist, was born to Russian Jewish parents in Shanghai and came to Australia with her family in 1948.
34 portraits in the collection
After Jack, 2012
Jenny Sages
Portrait, encaustic, oil and pigment on composition board
Purchased 2018
Observation point
Magazine article by Jenny Sages, 2015
Australian artist and Archibald Prize winner, Jenny Sages reflects on her work.
Jenny Sages - artist, 2012
by Gary Grealy
Image
Kate (Kate Grenville), 2012
Jenny Sages
Portrait, encaustic, oil and pigment on composition board
Gift of the artist 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jenny Sages, 1995
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Study (d) for portrait of Helen Garner, 2003
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal, pencil and oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of J Sages Family Trust 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Study (c) for portrait of Helen Garner, 2003
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal, pencil and oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of J Sages Family Trust 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Study (b) for portrait of Helen Garner, 2003
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal, pencil and oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of J Sages Family Trust 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Study (a) for portrait of Helen Garner, 2003
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal, pencil and oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of J Sages Family Trust 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Study for portrait of Helen Garner, 2003
Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007
Study for portrait of Helen Garner, 2003
Jenny Sages
Portrait, pastel over digital print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Irina Baronova (handing on the baton), 2007
Jenny Sages
Portrait, encaustic, oil and pigment on composition board
Gift of the J Sages Family Trust 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.