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Banjo Paterson, by John Longstaff, unspecified, 1935

Banjo Paterson

John Longstaff

1935

unspecified

From the collection of Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Overview

Banjo Paterson is a 1935 unspecified by John Longstaff, a British Romanticism work, held at Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Who painted this?
John Longstaff
When & what style?
1935 · British Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Art Gallery of New South Wales

About this work

This painting shows a man sitting in a chair, dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt and tie. He holds a glass in his right hand. The man's face is lined, and his hair is gray. He looks directly at the viewer with a serious expression. The background of the painting is dark, which helps to focus attention on the man. The painting is a portrait of a man who appears to be enjoying a drink. To learn more about this style of painting, look up the artist John Longstaff.

About the artist

Portrait of John Longstaff
Artist

John Longstaff

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.

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