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Maiden Mother Crone
Exhibition
Enter the intricate and elaborate worlds of contemporary artists Del Kathryn Barton, Emily Hunt and Jess Johnson.
Del Kathryn Barton
Biography
Del Kathryn Barton (b.1972) lives and works in Sydney. She is one of Australia's most celebrated contemporary artists, famous for her figurative paintings that feature fantastical characters posed against ornate—and sometimes psychedelic—backgrounds.
1 portrait in the collection
Del Kathryn Barton
Maggie, 2023
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and pigment liner on French linen
Commissioned with funds provided by Hayley Baillie and James Baillie 2023
Maggie Beer and Del Kathryn Barton
'I wanted the whole picture to be pulsating with energy'
Portrait story
Maggie Beer and Del Kathryn Barton on symbolism and beauty.
G. H. Dancey
Barton and Watson, 1902
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Purchased 2012
Nelson Illingworth
The Federal Leader Edmund Barton, c. 1900
Portrait, cast plaster, painted
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012
Crown Studios
Edmund Barton, c. 1903
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
Australia (Sir Edmund Barton), 1902
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001
Behind the scenes
Del Kathryn Barton’s portrait of Maggie Beer
Magazine article, 2024
It was a riot of colour in the Gallery as we welcomed Del Kathryn Barton’s portrait of Maggie Beer AO into the collection.
Penny Tweedie
Kathryn Hay, c. 2000
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Livingston Hopkins
Mr Barton 'Overworked', 1893
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
The National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition
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an unknown artist
First High Court of Australia, c. 1903
Portrait, albumen silver photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Ralph Barton
Charles Haddon Chambers, 1921
Portrait, ink and watercolour on cardboard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Edgar Coles, c. 1970
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Reinis Zusters
Portrait of Sir Edgar Coles, 1962
Portrait, oil on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of Sir Edgar Coles 2014