Title
The Right Hon. D. Lloyd George
circa 1919
Artist
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Details
- Date
- circa 1919
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- bronze medallion
- Dimensions
- 12.0 diam.
- Signature & date
Signed l.r., incised "DORA OHLFSEN". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the New South Wales Government 1920
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 1204
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Dora Ohlfsen
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About
Dora Ohlfsen first made her name creating portraits of the rich and powerful. In her Rome studio salon, she and her partner Elena von Kügelgen would entertain nobility, leading members in the church and the literary and artistic figures who made up the sophisticated art scene in Rome.
When visiting London to arrange the sale of her Anzac medal in 1919, Ohlfsen - already highly regarded for her portrait medallions - sculpted the portraits of several leading figures. British Prime Minister, The Right Hon. D. Lloyd George - and his immediate predecessor The Right Hon. Herbert Henry Asquith - sat for Ohlfsen during her visit.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Dora Ohlfsen and the facade commission, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 Oct 2019–08 Mar 2020
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Catherine Speck, Painting ghosts: Australian women artists in wartime, Melbourne, 2004, 82.
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