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The Iconoclasts

In Gallery Three

Australian portraiture of the mid-twentieth century was rich with the influence of European modernism, exemplified by the work of artists including Arthur Boyd, Judy Cassab and Clifton Pugh.

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Marea Gazzard
Marea Gazzard, 1966 Judy Cassab AO CBE. © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2023
Self portrait
Self portrait, 1964 Arthur Boyd AC OBE. © Bundanon Trust
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries, 1958 Clifton Pugh AO. © Shane Pugh
The family
The family, c. 1955 Charles Blackman OBE. © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2024
Self portrait
Self portrait, between 1951 and 1953 Janet Dawson. © Janet Dawson/Copyright Agency, 2023
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith, 1973 Eric Smith. © Estate of Eric Smith
Sir Keith Murdoch
Sir Keith Murdoch, 1944 Danila Vassilieff. © Heide Museum of Modern Art
Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979
Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979, 1979 (printed 2012) Robert Rooney. © Estate of Robert Rooney
June Dally-Watkins
June Dally-Watkins, 1959 Judy Cassab AO CBE. © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2023
Portrait bust of Dr Christine Rivett
Portrait bust of Dr Christine Rivett, c. 1950 (cast 1955-1956) Daphne Mayo MBE. © Estate of Daphne Mayo
Self portrait with pin-up
Self portrait with pin-up, 1965 Richard Larter. © Richard Larter/Copyright Agency, 2023
Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)
Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait), 1944 David Strachan. © Estate of David Strachan
Janine Burke, c. 1980
Janine Burke, c. 1980, 1980 (printed 2012) Robert Rooney. © Estate of Robert Rooney
Self portrait
Self portrait, c. 1948 John Brack. © Helen Brack
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam, n.d. Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2023
Judy Annear, 1980
Judy Annear, 1980, 1980 (printed 2012) Robert Rooney. © Estate of Robert Rooney
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
Anthony Dattilo Rubbo, 1935 Arthur Murch. © Arthur Murch/Copyright Agency, 2023
Jenny Watson 4, February 1979
Jenny Watson 4, February 1979, 1979 (printed 2012) Robert Rooney. © Estate of Robert Rooney
Bee Miles
Bee Miles, 1976 Roderick Shaw. © Estate of Rod Shaw
Self portrait
Self portrait, 1965 Jean Appleton. © Estate of Jean Appleton
Sir Edward Holden
Sir Edward Holden, 1945 Leslie Bowles
Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman)
Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1976 Charles Blackman OBE. © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023
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Head of H.C. Coombs, c. 1972 (cast 2018) Norma Redpath
Hal Hattam
Hal Hattam, 1960 Fred Williams. © Fred Williams
Self portrait
Self portrait, 1949 Frank Hinder. © Enid Hawkins (nee Hinder)
Neville Bonner
Neville Bonner, c. 1971 Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2023
Mawalan Marika
Mawalan Marika, c. 1963 Arthur Murch. © Arthur Murch/Copyright Agency, 2023
Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies, c. 1952 Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2023
Maurice Ashkanasy CMG QC
Maurice Ashkanasy CMG QC, 1963 Karl Duldig. © Estate of Karl Duldig
Harold Holt
Harold Holt, n.d. Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2023
Portrait of Kenneth Rowell
Portrait of Kenneth Rowell, 1967 David Strachan. © Estate of David Strachan
David Armstrong, B.A., B. Phil.
David Armstrong, B.A., B. Phil., 1959 Clifton Pugh AO. © Shane Pugh
Study for Portrait of W S Robinson
Study for Portrait of W S Robinson, 1952 Sir William Dobell OBE. © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2024
Betty Burstall
Betty Burstall, 1945 Arthur Boyd AC OBE. © Arthur Boyd
Arthur Boyd's work reproduced with the permission of the Bundanon Trust
David Lloyd Jones
David Lloyd Jones, 1944 Sir William Dobell OBE. © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2023
The chase
The chase, 1952 Charles Blackman OBE. © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023
Sir Hudson Fysh
Sir Hudson Fysh, 1950 Sir William Dobell OBE. © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2023
Sir Charles Lloyd Jones
Sir Charles Lloyd Jones, 1951 Sir William Dobell OBE. © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2023
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe, 1982 Eric Smith. © Estate of Eric Smith
Portrait of Mr Frank Packer
Portrait of Mr Frank Packer, 1956 Judy Cassab AO CBE. © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2023
Self portrait
Self portrait, 1948 Grace Cossington Smith OBE. © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
A Portrait (Kate Hattam)
A Portrait (Kate Hattam), 1956 Clifton Pugh AO. © Shane Pugh
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