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Axel Poignant
Biography
Axel Poignant (1906-1986) photographer, was born in England. His mother was English, his father Swedish.
4 portraits in the collection
Axel Poignant
Sidney Nolan, 1964
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2003
Axel Poignant
Patrick White with Tom Jones, 1956
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Axel Poignant
Arthur Boyd, 1962
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Axel Poignant
Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges, 1946
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 1999
Arthur Murch
Mawalan Marika, c. 1963
Portrait, oil on canvas on board
Purchased 2015
Julie Rrap
Blow Back, 2018
Portrait, pigment photographic prints on paper, hand ground glass
Gift of the artist 2024. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Dymphna Clark
Biography
Dymphna Clark (1916-2000), linguist, translator, chatelaine and matriarch, was born Hilma Dymphna Lodewyckx.
1 portrait in the collection
Arianne McNaught
Finalist interviews
I think the most important thing in capturing candid shots is to never take the photo when people are expecting you to press the shutter. The more poignant moments are not the stock standard images of people looking at the camera smiling but after or before when they are really interacting with each other.
Art Handlers' Award 2024
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This year, Shelley Xue 阿谊 (ah Yi) 2024 has been selected the winner for the 2024 NPPP Art Handlers’ award.
Christopher Brennan
Biography
Christopher Brennan (1870–1932), poet, was born to Irish parents in Sydney.
2 portraits in the collection
Lady Mary Hay
Biography
Lady Hay, née Chalmers (c. 1806-1892) was reported at the time of her death to have been about ten years older than Hay.
1 portrait in the collection
Magda Szubanski AO
Biography
Magda Szubanski AO (b. 1961), actor and writer, was born in Liverpool, England and moved to Australia when she was four.
1 portrait in the collection
Joan Alone
Magazine article by Julia Gillard AC, 2015
Julia Gillard pays poignant tribute to her friend and mentor, the late Joan Kirner, Victoria’s first and only female premier.
Ron Mueck
Biography
Ron Mueck (b. 1958), sculptor, first attracted widespread attention in 1997, when his poignant work Dead Dad was featured in the landmark exhibition Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection at the Royal Academy, London and subsequently shown in Berlin and New York.
1 portrait in the collection
The Winner of the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 is...
2 December 2016
Archived media releases 2016
The winner of the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 has been announced. Congratulations to Amiel Courtin-Wilson for his submission titled Charles.