Geoffrey Proud (1946-2022)

mixed media, signed and dated l.r.c. ‘Proud ’81’

Eyes of a Poet’s Daughter.
The eyes have it. I was fascinated by this reverse-painted perspex and gold leaf portrait and acquired it, without knowing the artist or his subject. I later discovered the portrait was of the daughter of the writer Dorothy Hewett, whose work I had directed. In a further co-incidences, Dorothy would later become the subject of Geoffrey Proud’s 1990 Archibald Prize-winning portrait of the poet and playwright.
– Jim Sharman (2023)

Measurements:

109.5 x 76.5 cm

Provenance:

Bonython Gallery, Adelaide, Collection of Jim Sharman, Sydney

Copyright:

© Geoffrey Proud/Copyright Agency, 2023

• EStimate $1,500 - $2,500