Clifton Pugh
Born in Melbourne in 1924, Clifton Pugh studied at the Melbourne National Gallery under William Dargie from 1947 to 1950.
As Pugh established himself as a painter he was much in demand as a portraitist. He developed an independent style of portraiture based on informality and empathy with his subject. His skill as a portrait painter is underlined by the fact that he won the Archibald Prize in 1965, in 1971 and again in 1972 with his portrait of Gough Whitlam. Clifton Pugh died in 1990.
This painting, undertaken in 1979 in mixed media on masonite, measures 29 x 38 cms.
Untitled sold
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