Mrs Annie Murdoch Explained

Mrs Annie Murdoch
Artist:George Washington Lambert
Year:1927
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:59.6
Width Metric:49.5
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in

Mrs Annie Murdoch is a 1927 portrait painting by Australian artist George Washington Lambert. The painting depicts Annie Murdoch, the mother of newspaper proprietor Keith Murdoch and grandmother of businessman Rupert Murdoch.[1] Murdoch commissioned this painting of his mother, who migrated to Australia from Scotland in 1884 with her Presbyterian minister husband, Patrick. Lambert painted the work in September 1927.

The painting was awarded the Archibald Prize in 1927.[2] The painting remains part of the Murdoch family collection.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mrs Annie Murdoch 1927 . George W Lambert: a retrospective . National Gallery of Australia . 21 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Winner: Archibald Prize 1927 . Archibald Prize . Art Gallery of New South Wales . 21 September 2019.