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Portait 65

Portrait 65

Autumn/Winter 2021

Hugh Ramsay, the fashion of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, Peter Wegner's centenarian series, John and Elizabeth Gould's family connections, Karen Quinlan's top five portraits and more.

Hilda Heley, 2015 Peter Wegner

Drawn from life

Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2021

Penelope Grist discovers the rich narratives in Peter Wegner’s series of centenarian portraits.

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Portrait Donors

Jacques Miller

Jacques Miller

Jacques Miller

Jacques Miller, 2002

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2013
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark

Inspiration + Realisation: Peter Wegner

Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2006

Peter Wegner's approach to portraiture could be considered a visual record of the rapport, the dynamic space between artist and subject.

Don Argus

Don Argus

Don Argus

Don Argus, 2004

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of BHP Billiton 2004
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Professor Graeme Clark (profile), 2000

Portrait, etching on paper

Gift of the artist 2002

Professor Graeme Clark

Professor Graeme Clark

Professor Graeme Clark

Professor Graeme Clark, 2000

Portrait, etching on paper

Gift of the artist 2002

John Marsden

John Marsden

John Marsden

John Marsden, 1998

Portrait, etching on paper

Gift of the artist 2002

Victor Smorgon

Victor Smorgon

Victor Smorgon

Victor Smorgon, 2000

Portrait, etching on paper

Gift of the artist 2002

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark, 2000

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the family of Professor Graeme Clark 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

David Campese II

Sporting Archibald

Previous exhibition, 2000

Celebrating the focus on sport during 2000, this special exhibition features our national sporting heroes and heroines immortalised on canvas

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Peter Wegner

Peter Wegner first participated in a group exhibition in 1977, when he had had no art training.

7 portraits in the collection

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Hong Fu

Hong Fu was born in China in 1946 and held his first solo exhibition at the National Art Gallery, Beijing, in 1988.

1 portrait in the collection

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