Painting of the Week - Portrait of Margaret Olley by William Dobell

Sir William Dobell, Margaret Olley, 1948
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
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Last week in the tearroom, Countryboy said to me "You're a bit knowy about art, what do you know about Margaret Olley?" I'm afraid I had to tell him I didn't know much about her but I knew that William Dobell painted this Archibald Prize-winning portrait of her.

For more information about this painting, see here.
For more information about Olley, see here.
For more information about Dobell and his complex relationship with the Archibald Prize, start here!