Sydney, Australia. 15 July 2016. Melbourne artist Louise Hearman has won the 2016 Archibald Prize with her hyper-real portrait of iconic Australian Barry Humphries. Painting entertainer, satirist, artist and Dadaist, Barry Humphries, this is the first time Hearman has been a finalist in the country’s most famous prize. Best known for his alter-ego Dame Edna Everage, among other comic characters including Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone, Barry Humphries is a perennial favourite sitter for the Archibald Prize, this being his sixth time. Credit: Richard Milnes/Alamy Live News


Sydney, Australia. 15 July 2016. Melbourne artist Louise Hearman has won the 2016 Archibald Prize with her hyper-real portrait of iconic Australian Barry Humphries. Painting entertainer, satirist, artist and Dadaist, Barry Humphries, this is the first time Hearman has been a finalist in the country’s most famous prize. Best known for his alter-ego Dame Edna Everage, among other comic characters including Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone, Barry Humphries is a perennial favourite sitter for the Archibald Prize, this being his sixth time. His first appearance in the Archibald Prize was in 1969 as Dame Edna Everage. © Richard Milnes/Alamy Live News


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