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David Lloyd Jones

1944
Sir William Dobell OBE

oil on masonite (frame: 73.3 cm x 58.2 cm depth 4.5 cm, sight: 58.8 cm x 43.8 cm)

Sir Charles Lloyd Jones (1878–1958) was the grandson of the original David Jones, and chairman of David Jones Ltd from 1920 to 1958. In his late teens he’d studied at Julian Ashton’s art school, but it was as a collector and arts patron that he later distinguished himself, co-founding the journals Art in Australia and The Home, and establishing the David Jones Art Gallery. He was a trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales for 24 years. A friend and patron of William Dobell’s, Lloyd Jones commissioned him to paint several family portraits, including this one of his eldest son David Lloyd Jones (1931–1961). The portrait of Charles Lloyd Jones was an Archibald Prize finalist for 1951, as was Dobell’s painting of Lloyd Jones’ wife Hannah.

Gift of David Lloyd Jones, in memory of his father, David Lloyd Jones 2021. Donated through Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
© William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2024

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Artist and subject

Sir William Dobell OBE (age 45 in 1944)

David Lloyd Jones (age 13 in 1944)

Subject professions

Business, trades and industry

Donated by

David Lloyd Jones (4 portraits)

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