Rare Portrait of Margaret Olley

This delightful pencil portrait of Margaret Olley is a rare drawing of the famous Australian artist when she was a student at the National Art School in Sydney in 1945. She was sharing a flat in McMahons Point with her friend and fellow art student Margaret Cilento.She has cleverly captured Olley in a pensive moment, and it is an important document of artists working in mid-century Australia. The much awarded & well-travelled Cilento, has works in public & private collections all over the world, including the Ngv, Queensland Art Gallery and Nsw Art Gallery. See more about Cilento below: