Artist

John Longstaff

Portrait of John Longstaff
Portrait of John Longstaff

Australian, 1861–1941

John Longstaff was an Australian Impressionism artist. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at Art Gallery of New South Wales. John Longstaff was born in Victoria.

Sir John Campbell Longstaff (10 March 1861 – 1 October 1941) was an Australian painter, war artist and a five-time winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture. Longstaff was one of the most prolific portraitists of the Edwardian period, painting many high society figures in both Australia and Britain. His cousin Will Longstaff was also a painter and war artist.

Works by John Longstaff

Collections represented

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