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Self portrait, 2021

Robert Hannaford AM

Darling Portrait Prize 2022 Finalist

Self portrait, 2021

I painted this portrait in my studio in the winter of 2021. I find painting a self portrait allows me the time and space to concentrate on the eternal elements of painting.

Darling Portrait Prize 2022
(More information, View all 39 paintings)

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Robert Hannaford has completed around 400 portraits over the span of his career. 
Tim Flannery by Robert Hannaford 'The space around', video: 3 minutes and 21 seconds
Tim Flannery by Robert Hannaford 'The space around', video: 3 minutes and 21 seconds
Tim Flannery by Robert Hannaford 'The space around', video: 3 minutes and 21 seconds
Tim Flannery by Robert Hannaford 'The space around', video: 3 minutes and 21 seconds

Tim Flannery by Robert Hannaford

'The space around'

Portrait story

Tim Flannery and artist Robert Hannaford discuss the creation of Tim's portrait.
2020, 2021 Jaq Grantford
2020, 2021 Jaq Grantford
2020, 2021 Jaq Grantford
2020, 2021 Jaq Grantford

Darling Portrait Prize 2022

Previous exhibition, 2022

The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015). The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.
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