This is a list of finalists for the 1939 Archibald Prize for portraiture, listed by Artist and Title.[1] As the images are copyright, an external link to an image has been listed where available.
| Artist | Title | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Abbott | Mrs R Abbott | ||
| Harold Abbott | Mrs C de Burgh | ||
| Harold Abbott | Miss Margaret Murray | ||
| Harold Abbott | Neil McNeil, Esq | ||
| Harold Abbott | Robert Gillespie, Esq | ||
| James Muir Auld | Self-portrait | ||
| Herbert Badham | Self-portrait | ||
| Alan Baker | Portrait of a man | ||
| Reginald Thomas Bassett | Self-portrait | ||
| Douglas Baulch | Self-portrait | [1] | |
| Daysi M. Brookes | Dr E McAustin Steel | ||
| Daysi M. Brookes | Robert McKechnie, Esq | ||
| Ernest Buckmaster | Self-portrait | ||
| Jack Carington Smith | Sir John Ramsay | ||
| Frank R. Carter | Mrs Beryl James | ||
| Norman Carter | Paymaster Lieut Keith H Waterhouse, RAN, VR | ||
| Norman Carter | R B Kelly, Esq, DVSc | ||
| Amalie Sara Colquhoun | Ellen | ||
| Roy Dalgarno | Prof J V Duhig, MB, FRACP | ||
| William Dargie | Self-portrait and mask | ||
| William Dargie | The artist's wife | ||
| Joseph Ben de Bolle | Major Gen. W. A. Coxen, C.B., C.M.G./D.S.O. | ||
| Ayesha Dean | Portrait of a man | ||
| Aileen R. Dent | C N McKenzie, Esq (President Melbourne Scot) | ||
| E. C. Draper | Portrait of a Lady | ||
| Elsie Elder | Mr Casey, MP | ||
| Nell Eveston | Olive | ||
| Nell Eveston | Gloria Favolora | ||
| Nell Eveston | Mrs Loschiavo | ||
| Marjorie Glyn-Edwards | Hugh Reilly, Esq. | ||
| John Barclay Godson | Hilda | ||
| John Barclay Godson | Self-portrait | ||
| John Barclay Godson | Johnnie | ||
| Helena Nellie Govett | Sir Harold Gengoult Smith | ||
| Gwendolyn Grant | Ann | ||
| Gwendolyn Grant | John Ramsay, Esq. | ||
| William Gregory Grant | Mrs Gwendolyn Grant | ||
| Harley Griffiths (junior) | O Dutton, Esq | ||
| Harley Griffiths (junior) | Portrait of a pugilist | ||
| A. F. Hancox | Self-portrait | ||
| Henry Aloysius Hanke | The pink wrap | ||
| Henry Aloysius Hanke | Self-portrait | ||
| John R. Heath | Emeritus Prof. W. Gilmour | ||
| Joseph Holloway | Roy Thibou, Esq. | ||
| Edith L. Holmes | My aunt | ||
| Ursula Holterhoff | Self-portrait | ||
| Tom Hubble | Julian | ||
| Evan Hughes | Bruce Salter, Esq. | ||
| Harold Stafford Huntley | Miss Eula Ross | ||
| Rupert Hutter | Self-portrait | ||
| Reginald Jerrold-Nathan | Mrs C Corsellis | ||
| Margaret Gordon Johnson | Lieut Col GFG Wieck | ||
| Margaret Gordon Johnson | Miss Berna Begley | ||
| Margaret Gordon Johnson | G Pitt Morison, Esq, curator, Perth Art Gallery | ||
| Eric Kaylock | Self-portrait | ||
| Herbert Kemble | Louise A | ||
| Clement Charles Kennedy | D.A.W. Robertson, Esq. | ||
| Clement Charles Kennedy | Miss Gwen Friend | ||
| Clement Charles Kennedy | Miss Barbara Dare | ||
| Theo M. Kielly | Self-portrait | ||
| J. Noel Kilgour | Mrs Nancy Kilgour | ||
| Edwin Harold King | Portrait of a man | ||
| Edwin Harold King | The Artist's Brother | ||
| Edwin Harold King | The Artist's Sister | ||
| Garrett Kingsley | John G. Lindsay, Esq | ||
| Garrett Kingsley | Portrait of a Lady | ||
| Frederick William Leist | Miss Sheila Mitchell | ||
| Albert Leyshon | Self-portrait | ||
| Herbert W. McCulley | Self-portrait | ||
| R. J. McFadden | Portrait of a man | ||
| R. J. McFadden | Self-portrait | ||
| G. M. McHolme | Self-portrait | ||
| Tempe Manning | Father Cohen, CA (Father Superior, House of the Ascension, Goulburn, NSW) | ||
| Tempe Manning | Colin E. Anderson, Esq. | ||
| Tempe Manning | Major C.E.T. Newman ( Indian Army) | ||
| Tempe Manning | Self-portrait | ||
| Max Meldrum | Hon G. J. Bell, CMG, DSO, VD (Speaker, House of Representatives) | [2](Winner: Archibald Prize 1939)[2][3] | |
| R. A. Morrisey | Miss Maureen Morrisey | ||
| Lionel Neate | Mr W. R. Hurst, A.R.C.O. | ||
| Percival James Norton | Mrs G. Davis | ||
| Percival James Norton | P. W. Gledhill, Esq. | ||
| Justin O'Brien | Eric Irvin, poet | ||
| Justin O'Brien | Mrs Hodson | [3] | |
| Roy Opie | Harold Herbert, Esq. | ||
| T. R. Palmer | Rev. C. R. King | ||
| T. R. Palmer | The artist's bride | ||
| Esther Paterson | Herman Gill, Esq. | ||
| Esther Paterson | Miss Betty Paterson | ||
| Clif Peir | Miss Genevieve Madden | ||
| Russell W. Phillips | Self-portrait | ||
| Russell W. Phillips | Portrait of a lady | ||
| Muriel Pornett | Window light | ||
| Harold Septimus Power | Dr A. E. Richardson, CMG, MAD (Oxon) | ||
| M Prowse Carey | Self-portrait | ||
| James Quinn | Self-portrait | [4] | |
| James Quinn | George Bell, artist and critic | [5] | |
| Stuart Reid | Mrs A. Thyne Reid | ||
| Eileen M. Robertson | Self-portrait | ||
| J. H. R. Rousel | Judge Coyle | ||
| J. H. R. Rousel | George H. Forsyth, Esq. | [6] | |
| John Thomas Nightingale Rowell | Prof. A. Boyce Gibson, M.A. ( Oxon.) | ||
| John Thomas Nightingale Rowell | John Bowles, Sculptor [sic] | ||
| William Rowell | Jackeroo | ||
| William Rowell | Major-Gen Sir William Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD | ||
| William Rowell | Dr A. E. Mills | ||
| William Rowell | Francis de Castella | ||
| Horace Rudgley | Mrs H Rudgley | ||
| Samuel Rudgley | Self-portrait | ||
| A. W. Sampson | Margaret Verrell | ||
| Eric Saunders | Kylie Tennant | ||
| Eric Saunders | Mischa Burlakov | ||
| Roderick Shaw | Richard Edwards, BA | ||
| Reginald Jack Shepherd | Laurel | ||
| Joshua Smith | Sister M Deane | ||
| W. Sprenger | Self-portrait | ||
| S. Scott Sudlow | Self-portrait | ||
| Graham A. Thorley | Senator Major-Gen CH Brand, CBCMG, CVO, DSO | ||
| Dora Toovey | Miss Ruth Eason | ||
| Frederick Lyttelton Tregear | Self-portrait | ||
| Lyall Trindall | Mrs R Rajola | ||
| Albert Tucker | Harry de Hartog | ||
| Roland Wakelin | Mother and child | ||
| Leslie J. Walker | F. Pidcock, Esq. | ||
| Leslie J. Walker | A. C. Martin, Esq. | ||
| Douglas Watson | Self-portrait | ||
| Harold V. Whitlock | Self-portrait | ||
| Rita Wilson | Self-portrait | ||
| Margery Withers | R McCann, Esq | ||
| Joseph Wolinski | Thomas Ranken, Esq. | ||
| Joseph Wolinski | H. Neville Smith, Esq. | ||
| Joseph Wolinski | Ald. E. S. Marks. | ||
| Joseph Wolinski | Desiderius Orban | ||
| Joseph Wolinski | Self-portrait | ||
| Arnold Zimmerman | Self-portrait | ||
| Arnold Zimmerman | S. G. Thorpe, Esq. | ||
| Arnold Zimmerman | Bitter wine | self-portrait | |
| Melba van der Velden | Self-portrait |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archibald Prize finalists 1939". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Winner Archibald Prize 1939". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "ARCHIBALD PRIZE PORTRAIT — AUSTRALIAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS — TASMAN FLYING BOAT PASSENGERS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 843. New South Wales, Australia. 20 January 1940. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.