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Self portrait

Andrew Sibley

Andrew Sibley (1933–2015), painter and teacher, is known for his figurative paintings, landscapes and abstract works.

20 portraits in the collection

Fairie (A W Cox)

Alfred William Cox

Alfred William Cox (1857–1919), racehorse owner and breeder, was born in Liverpool, England, the son of a successful cotton broker.

1 portrait in the collection

Peter Brock

Peter Brock AM

Peter Brock (1945-2006), a professional racing driver from 1972 to 1997, was undoubtedly Australia's best known and most popular motor sports personality.

1 portrait in the collection

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John Passmore

John Passmore (1904-1984), painter, studied with Julian Ashton in Sydney between the ages of fourteen and twenty-nine, and took some instruction from George Lambert.

1 portrait in the collection

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Les Murray AO

Leslie Allan ‘Les’ Murray AO (1938-2019) was acknowledged during his lifetime as one of the great poets writing in English.

4 portraits in the collection

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Lewis Miller

Lewis Miller (b. 1959), artist, won the Archibald Prize in 1998 with one of his many portraits of fellow artist Allan Mitelman, and has been a finalist seventeen times.

4 portraits in the collection

Amy Castles

Amy Castles

Amy Castles (1880–1951), soprano, was born in Melbourne and educated at schools in Bendigo, where her family lived from the early 1880s.

4 portraits in the collection

Les Murray

Les Murray

Les Murray

Les Murray, 1995

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

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Les Murray, 2003

Portrait, bromide fibre print

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Norman McBeath 2011

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

Amy Castles

Amy Castles

Amy Castles

Amy Castles, c. 1902

The Swiss Studios, Melbourne

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012

The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America

The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America

The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America

The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America, 1878

Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Study for portrait of Les Murray, 1995

Portrait, charcoal on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

Portrait of Lin Bloomfield

Portrait of Lin Bloomfield

Portrait of Lin Bloomfield

Portrait of Lin Bloomfield, 1992

Portrait, mixed media, fibre-tipped pen, pencil charcoal, pastel, gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lin Bloomfield 2017

David Malouf

2012-13 Acquisition Fund

The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.

Arthur Boyd's studio

Boyd to man

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2016

Christopher Chapman looks at influences and insight in the formative years of Arthur Boyd.

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