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Mathew Lynn
Biography
Mathew Lynn (b. 1963), primarily a portrait painter, lives and works between Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
2 portraits in the collection
Mathew Lynn
Major General Paul Cullen, 2002
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the New South Wales Jewish War Memorial 2002
Mathew Lynn
Catherine Livingstone, 2018
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2018
Catherine Livingstone
A conversation between artist and subject
Portrait story
Businesswoman Catherine Livingstone and artist Mathew Lynn.
Archibald McDonald, Henry Samuel Sadd
The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia, 1869
Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Catherine Livingstone, 2018
by Mathew Lynn
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2018
Janet Dawson
Joseph Cotta, 1984
Portrait, pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joseph Mathew Cotta and Gladys Maria Cotta 2016
Janet Dawson
Gladys Cotta, 1984
Portrait, pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joseph Mathew Cotta and Gladys Maria Cotta 2016
Bryan Westwood
Another painter in the studio: Tim Storrier, 1982
Portrait, oil on masonite
Purchased 2012
Bryan Westwood
Sir Ian McLennan, c. 1978
Portrait, oil on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of BHP Billiton 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bryan Westwood
Sir Ian Potter, 1973
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Primrose Potter 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bryan Westwood
Sketch for portrait of Justin O'Brien, 1980
Portrait, oil with fibre-tipped pen underdrawing on composition board
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2002
All in the Family
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2002
Portrait launch of Major-General Paul Cullen AC CBE DSO and Bar ED (Rtd) and George Judah Cohen.
The animating signature
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2019
Joanna Gilmore delights in the affecting drawings of Mathew Lynn.
2016
Portrait Donors
Terry Clune
Biography
Terry Clune (b. 1932), gallerist, established Terry Clune Galleries with Frank MacDonald at 59 McLeay Street Potts Point in 1957.
1 portrait in the collection