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Title

Study for portrait

1963

Artist

Justin O'Brien

Australia, Italy

02 Aug 1917 – 17 Jan 1996

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Elizabeth Bay → Sydney → New South Wales → Australia
    Date
    1963
    Media category
    Drawing
    Materials used
    pencil, pen and brown ink, wash on cream wove paper
    Dimensions
    37.8 x 27.6 cm sheet (irreg.)
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated l.r., blue ball-point pen “O’Brien ‘63”.

    Credit
    Bequest of Margaret Olley 2012
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    204.2012
    Copyright
    © Estate of Justin O'Brien

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  • About

    In 1963, when this portrait was drawn, O’Brien was living in Elizabeth Bay, and working as the Art Master at Cranbrook School, a position he held from 1946–67. He was an inspiration to a number of his students who later grew to become artists, including Martin Sharp and Brian Dunlop; many of his students also modelled for portraits, most likely including this drawing.

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