We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Lance Bressow Dame Joan Sutherland

oil tempera

198 x 122 cm

Image courtesy the artist

Lance Bressow painted this work in the Australian Opera rehearsal rooms in George Street, Sydney. According to the artist, the costume in the portrait, by Kristian Fredrikson, was Dame Joan’s favourite and is from the opera Lucrezia Borgia.