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HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

Ralph Heimans

Portraiture. Power. Influence.
Previous exhibition, 2024

The exhibition will feature some of the most significant portraits in the artist’s career to date, from early major works such as his painting of HM Queen Mary of Denmark through to his most recent.
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

Human encounters

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2023

Joanna Gilmour takes us behind the scenes of some of Ralph Heimans’ best-known portraits of royalty, heads of state and cultural icons.
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

Announcing... Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence.

30 November 2023
Media

In March 2024, the National Portrait Gallery will launch a major exhibition of the work of Ralph Heimans AM, the Australian artist who’s painted some of the world’s most recognisable people.
The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, 2014 Ralph Heimans AM

The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO

Ralph Heimans AM
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The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO (study), 2013 Ralph Heimans AM

The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO (study)

Ralph Heimans AM
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The Hon. Dr Kevin Rudd AC, 2023 Ralph Heimans AM

The Hon. Dr Kevin Rudd AC

Ralph Heimans AM
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Margaret Atwood: The 'abysm of time …" (The Tempest), 2016 Ralph Heimans AM

Margaret Atwood: The 'abysm of time …" (The Tempest)

Ralph Heimans AM
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Dame Judi Dench, 2018 Ralph Heimans AM

Dame Judi Dench

Ralph Heimans AM
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Study for Portrait of a Musician, 2010 Ralph Heimans AM

Study for Portrait of a Musician

Ralph Heimans AM
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Study for HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (compositional study), 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

Study for HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (compositional study)

Ralph Heimans AM
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HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Ralph Heimans AM
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HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, 2018 Ralph Heimans AM

HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

Ralph Heimans AM
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Portrait of Professor Derek Freeman

Paper weight

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2022

Joanna Gilmour delves into a collection display that celebrates the immediacy and potency of drawing as an art form in its own right.
Andrew Sayers AM

Past directors

History

Directors of the National Portrait Gallery from 1998 to today.
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

Dane reign

Magazine article by Mette Skougaard and Thomas Lyngby, 2018

Mette Skougaard and Thomas Lyngby bring eloquent context to Ralph Heimans’ portraits of Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.
The Architecture of Music (Vladimir Ashkenazy)

Observation point

Magazine article by Ralph Heimans AM, 2018

As I prepared for my recent retrospective at Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark’s National Portrait Gallery, I was struck with the feeling of looking back at a visual diary of the past 30 years.
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