Artist

Normand Baker

Portrait of Normand Baker
Portrait of Normand Baker

Australian, 1908–1955

Normand Baker was an Australian Regionalism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Art Gallery of New South Wales. Normand Baker was born in Sydney.

Normand Henry Baker (1908–1955) was an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1937 with a self-portrait. He was born in the suburb of Summer Hill in Sydney on 9 July 1908. He won the Archibald Prize when he was 29, which made him the youngest ever winner of the prize.

He painted portraits, many of them self-portraits, as well as scenes of circuses and markets. He was also an Archibald Prize Finalist in 1946, again with a self-portrait.

Works by Normand Baker

Collections represented

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