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Robert Holmes a Court

Robert Holmes a Court

Robert Holmes a Court

Robert Holmes a Court, c. 1984

Portrait, offset lithograph on mountboard/card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Sir Tris Antico, Pioneer Conrete, Racehorse Owner

Sir Tris Antico, Pioneer Conrete, Racehorse Owner

Sir Tris Antico, Pioneer Conrete, Racehorse Owner

Sir Tris Antico, Pioneer Conrete, Racehorse Owner, n.d.

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch, c. 1986

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Tony Roche and Ivan Lendl

Tony Roche and Ivan Lendl

Tony Roche and Ivan Lendl

Tony Roche and Ivan Lendl, 1986

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines

Wolf Blass, Wolf Blass Wines, n.d.

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Bob Ansett, Budget

Bob Ansett, Budget

Bob Ansett, Budget

Bob Ansett, Budget,

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, gouache and felt-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Portrait of Ron Robertson-Swann

Ron Robertson-Swann OAM

Ron Robertson-Swann (b. 1941), sculptor, teacher and painter, studied at the National Art School (NAS) under Lyndon Dadswell in the late 1950s.

1 portrait in the collection

Barry Humphries

Clifton Pugh

Previous exhibition, 2005

This exhibition offers a comprehensive display of Clifton Pugh's portraits revealing his development and growth from tonal paintings to a unique style that was in demand from politicians, artists, academics and Australian personalities.

Self portrait, 1954

A sketch for some portraits

Magazine article by Judith Pugh, 2005

Judith Pugh reflects on Clifton Pugh's approach to portrait making.

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Portrait Donors

Group photograph taken at the coronation of King George VI including Queen Elizabeth II, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Queen Mother, 12 May 1937 by Hay Wrightson

Poise and Carats

About Face article

I keep going back to Cartier: The Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia next door, and, within the exhibition, to Princess Marie Louise’s diamond, pearl and sapphire Indian tiara (1923), surely one of the most superb head ornaments ever conceived.

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