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Hendrik Kolenberg and Hector Gilliland in Eric's studio
Hendrik Kolenberg and Hector Gilliland in Eric's studio
Hendrik Kolenberg and Hector Gilliland in Eric's studio
Eric Smith

Hendrik Kolenberg and Hector Gilliland in Eric's studio, c. 1993

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Eric Smith 2019

The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith
Eric Smith

The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith, 1973

Portrait, oil on canvas laid down on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Eric Smith 2019

Hendrik Kolenberg
Hendrik Kolenberg
Hendrik Kolenberg
Eric Smith

Hendrik Kolenberg, 1995

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Eric Smith 2019

(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being
(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being
(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being
Emily Hunt

(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being, 2023-2024

Portrait, etching on paper

Purchased 2024

Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe
Eric Smith

Peter Sculthorpe, 1982

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004

The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith

Eric Smith

Biography

Eric Smith (1919-2017), painter, was born in Brunswick, Melbourne, and trained in commercial art at the Brunswick Technical College before serving in the army during World War 2.

6 portraits in the collection
Richard Divall OBE in the church mantle of the Order of Malta
Richard Divall OBE in the church mantle of the Order of Malta
Richard Divall OBE in the church mantle of the Order of Malta
Eric Smith

Richard Divall OBE in the church mantle of the Order of Malta, 1999

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Bequest of Richard Divall AO OBE 2017

Eric
Eric
Eric
Amos Gebhardt

Eric, 2020

Portrait, archival inkjet pigment print on paper, trifold hinged triptych

Purchased with funds provided by Susan Armitage 2024

Eric Douglas
Eric Douglas
Eric Douglas
Frank Hurley OBE

Eric Douglas, c. 1930

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Sally Douglas 2009

Eric Bana
Eric Bana
Eric Bana
Andrew Maccoll

Eric Bana, 2006 (printed 2012)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2012

Neville Gruzman
Neville Gruzman
Neville Gruzman
Eric Smith

Neville Gruzman, 1968

Portrait, oil on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Stephen Murray-Smith
Stephen Murray-Smith
Stephen Murray-Smith
Fred Williams

Stephen Murray-Smith, 1980

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lyn Williams AM 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sydney Ure Smith
Sydney Ure Smith
Sydney Ure Smith
Max Dupain OBE

Sydney Ure Smith, 1948

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, half tone on paper

Purchased 1999

Bernard Smith
Bernard Smith
Bernard Smith
Albert Tucker

Bernard Smith, 1985

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on cardboard

Purchased 1998

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Julian Kingma

Ben Roberts-Smith, 2017

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Commissioned in 2018 with funds raised through the 2020 project

Eric Leo Susman
Eric Leo Susman
Eric Leo Susman
Andor Meszaros

Eric Leo Susman, 1955

Portrait, cast bronze medallion

Gift of Christine Godden 2017

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