Challenge To Archibald Portrait

A challenge has been filed against the winner of this year’s Archibald Prize for portraiture. The striking portrait done in graphite and charcoal of actor David Gulpilil that won the competition “has proven a crowd pleaser at the Art Gallery of NSW, also taking out the $2,500 People’s Choice Award last week. The Archibald bequest, however, states the prize had to be awarded to a painting.”