This is a list of finalists for the 1939 Archibald Prize for portraiture, listed by Artist and Title. As the images are copyright, an external link to an image has been listed where available. ArtistTitleSubjectNotesHarold AbbottMrs R AbbottHarold AbbottMrs C de BurghHarold AbbottMiss Margaret MurrayHarold AbbottNeil McNeil, EsqHarold AbbottRobert Gillespie, EsqJames Muir AuldSelf-portraitHerbert BadhamSelf-portraitAlan BakerPortrait of a manReginald Thomas BassettSelf-portraitDouglas BaulchSelf-portraitDaysi M. BrookesDr E McAustin SteelDaysi M. BrookesRobert McKechnie, EsqErnest BuckmasterSelf-portraitJack Carington SmithSir John RamsayFrank R. CarterMrs Beryl JamesNorman CarterPaymaster Lieut Keith H Waterhouse, RAN, VRNorman CarterR B Kelly, Esq, DVScAmalie Sara ColquhounEllenRoy DalgarnoProf J V Duhig, MB, FRACPWilliam DargieSelf-portrait and maskWilliam DargieThe artist's wifeJoseph Ben de BolleMajor Gen. W. A. Coxen, C.B., C.M.G./D.S.O.Ayesha DeanPortrait of a manAileen R. DentC N McKenzie, Esq (President Melbourne Scot)E. C. DraperPortrait of a LadyElsie ElderMr Casey, MPNell EvestonOliveNell EvestonGloria FavoloraNell EvestonMrs LoschiavoMarjorie Glyn-EdwardsHugh Reilly, Esq.John Barclay GodsonHildaJohn Barclay GodsonSelf-portraitJohn Barclay GodsonJohnnieHelena Nellie GovettSir Harold Gengoult SmithGwendolyn GrantAnnGwendolyn GrantJohn Ramsay, Esq.William Gregory GrantMrs Gwendolyn GrantHarley Griffiths (junior)O Dutton, EsqHarley Griffiths (junior)Portrait of a pugilistA. F. HancoxSelf-portraitHenry Aloysius HankeThe pink wrapHenry Aloysius HankeSelf-portraitJohn R. HeathEmeritus Prof. W. GilmourJoseph HollowayRoy Thibou, Esq.Edith L. HolmesMy auntUrsula HolterhoffSelf-portraitTom HubbleJulianEvan HughesBruce Salter, Esq.Harold Stafford HuntleyMiss Eula RossRupert HutterSelf-portraitReginald Jerrold-NathanMrs C CorsellisMargaret Gordon JohnsonLieut Col GFG WieckMargaret Gordon JohnsonMiss Berna BegleyMargaret Gordon JohnsonG Pitt Morison, Esq, curator, Perth Art GalleryEric KaylockSelf-portraitHerbert KembleLouise AClement Charles KennedyD.A.W. Robertson, Esq.Clement Charles KennedyMiss Gwen FriendClement Charles KennedyMiss Barbara DareTheo M. KiellySelf-portraitJ. Noel KilgourMrs Nancy KilgourEdwin Harold KingPortrait of a manEdwin Harold KingThe Artist's BrotherEdwin Harold KingThe Artist's SisterGarrett KingsleyJohn G. Lindsay, EsqGarrett KingsleyPortrait of a LadyFrederick William LeistMiss Sheila MitchellAlbert LeyshonSelf-portraitHerbert W. McCulleySelf-portraitR. J. McFaddenPortrait of a manR. J. McFaddenSelf-portraitG. M. McHolmeSelf-portraitTempe ManningFather Cohen, CA (Father Superior, House of the Ascension, Goulburn, NSW)Tempe ManningColin E. Anderson, Esq.Tempe ManningMajor C.E.T. Newman ( Indian Army)Tempe ManningSelf-portraitMax MeldrumHon G. J. Bell, CMG, DSO, VD (Speaker, House of Representatives)(Winner: Archibald Prize 1939)R. A. MorriseyMiss Maureen MorriseyLionel NeateMr W. R. Hurst, A.R.C.O.Percival James NortonMrs G. DavisPercival James NortonP. W. Gledhill, Esq.Justin O'BrienEric Irvin, poetJustin O'BrienMrs HodsonRoy OpieHarold Herbert, Esq.T. R. PalmerRev. C. R. KingT. R. PalmerThe artist's brideEsther PatersonHerman Gill, Esq.Esther PatersonMiss Betty PatersonClif PeirMiss Genevieve MaddenRussell W. PhillipsSelf-portraitRussell W. PhillipsPortrait of a ladyMuriel PornettWindow lightHarold Septimus PowerDr A. E. Richardson, CMG, MAD (Oxon)M Prowse CareySelf-portraitJames QuinnSelf-portraitJames QuinnGeorge Bell, artist and criticStuart ReidMrs A. Thyne ReidEileen M. RobertsonSelf-portraitJ. H. R. RouselJudge CoyleJ. H. R. RouselGeorge H. Forsyth, Esq.John Thomas Nightingale RowellProf. A. Boyce Gibson, M.A. ( Oxon.)John Thomas Nightingale RowellJohn Bowles, Sculptor [sic]William RowellJackerooWilliam RowellMajor-Gen Sir William Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO, VDWilliam RowellDr A. E. MillsWilliam RowellFrancis de CastellaHorace RudgleyMrs H RudgleySamuel RudgleySelf-portraitA. W. SampsonMargaret VerrellEric SaundersKylie TennantEric SaundersMischa BurlakovRoderick ShawRichard Edwards, BAReginald Jack ShepherdLaurelJoshua SmithSister M DeaneW. SprengerSelf-portraitS. Scott SudlowSelf-portraitGraham A. ThorleySenator Major-Gen CH Brand, CBCMG, CVO, DSODora TooveyMiss Ruth EasonFrederick Lyttelton TregearSelf-portraitLyall TrindallMrs R RajolaAlbert TuckerHarry de HartogRoland WakelinMother and childLeslie J. WalkerF. Pidcock, Esq.Leslie J. WalkerA. C. Martin, Esq.Douglas WatsonSelf-portraitHarold V. WhitlockSelf-portraitRita WilsonSelf-portraitMargery WithersR McCann, EsqJoseph WolinskiThomas Ranken, Esq.Joseph WolinskiH. Neville Smith, Esq.Joseph WolinskiAld. E. S. Marks.Joseph WolinskiDesiderius OrbanJoseph WolinskiSelf-portraitArnold ZimmermanSelf-portraitArnold ZimmermanS. G. Thorpe, Esq.Arnold ZimmermanBitter wineself-portraitMelba van der VeldenSelf-portrait
See also Previous year: List of Archibald Prize 1938 finalists List of Archibald Prize winners Lists of Archibald Prize finalists
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