Winner: Archibald Prize 1941
William Dargie Sir James Elder, KBE
oil on canvas
122 x 99 cm
Businessman James Elder (1869-1946) served on the board of the National Bank of Australasia Ltd for many years. This portrait by William Dargie is in the National Australia Bank collection.
Dargie was an official war artist for Australia in the Middle East during World War II. He would have received word from his wife about this Archibald win while on the front.