Framed quality gallery print reproduction after William Dobell's famous portrait of the celebrated Australian artist Margaret Olley. The original painting won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1948. It is widely celebrated as one of the finest and most flamboyant portraits in Australian art history. The artwork showcases fluid, expressive, and highly textured brushstrokes typical of William Dobell's style. Framed with antique colonial solid oak frame with custom mount behind glass. 69cm x 57cm frame 45cm x 35cm artworkWilliam Dobell (1899-1970) was a painter best known for his portraits, which used an expressive style to create vivid portrayals of character. He won the Archibald Prize for portraiture three times, although his first win was marred by controversy. In the post World War II era of great conservatism in Australian art and politics, he was a witty and incisive observer of social manners and morals. Dobell was widely recognised for his contribution to artistic culture in Australia. Between 1944 and 1948 he was a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, in 1965 he was appointed OBE, and knighted the following year. Dobell bequeathed his estate for the formation of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, which assisted in the purchase of many artworks for the collection and sponsored an annual drawing prize, now the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial.
