We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Winner: Archibald Prize 1932

Ernest Buckmaster Sir William Irvine

oil on canvas

107 x 92 cm

William Irvine (1858–1943) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1918 to 1935. Before his appointment to the court, he had been a prominent politician in Victoria and in the Federal Parliament.