The Wynne Prize is an Australian landscape painting or figure sculpture art prize. As one of Australia's longest-running art prizes, it was established in 1897 from the bequest of Richard Wynne. Now held concurrently with the Sir John Sulman Prize and the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
It is awarded annually for "the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercolours or for the best example of figure sculpture by Australian artists completed during the 12 months preceding the [closing] date".
Many of Australia's most famous artists have won the prize, including William Dobell, Brett Whiteley, Hans Heysen, Gloria Petyarre, Lloyd Rees, Fred Williams, William Robinson, Eric Smith, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, and Sali Herman.
In 2010, the prize awarded was A$25,000, but the painting by Sam Leach which was awarded the prize, was later revealed to be a close copy of the 17th-century painting Boatmen Moored on the Shore of an Italian Lake by Adam Pijnacker. Concern was expressed that the prize had been awarded to a painting which did not fulfil the prize's criteria."Double dutch: scandal rocks Wynne painting prize" by Michaela Boland, The Australian (14 April 2010) Nevertheless, the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales decided that the award would stand."Sam Leach to keep $25,000 Wynne prize despite resemblance to Dutch landscape" by Michaela Boland, The Australian (27 April 2010) (compares both paintings)
List of winners Image Title Year Artist Technique Dimensions (cm) GalleryThe Storm1897Walter Withersoil on canvas on hardboard119.8 x 179.5Art Gallery of New South WalesThe last gleam1898W. Lister Listeroil on canvas183 x 274.5Across the black soil plains1899George Washington Lambertoil on canvas91.6 x 305.5Art Gallery of New South WalesStill Autumn1900Walter WithersThunderstorm on the Darling1901William PiguenitIn Defence of the Flat1902James WhiteGlenora1903Edward OfficerMystic Morn1904Hans HeysenA Blaze of Blue Noon1905Albert J. HansonwatercolourThe Golden Splendour of the Bush1906W. Lister Listeroil on canvas239.8 x 190.5Art Gallery of New South WalesPortrait, H. Garlick, Esq.1907G. W. L. HirstNoontide, Burnside1908Will AshtonSummer1909Hans HeysenwatercolourArt Gallery of New South WalesMid Song of Birds and Insects Murmuring1910W. Lister ListerHauling Timber1911Hans Heysenoil on canvas102.0 x 135.0Art Gallery of New South WalesSydney Harbour, Overlooking Taylors Bay1912W. Lister ListerFederal Capital Site1913W. Lister Listeroil on canvas159.0 x 284.0Historical Memorials CollectionLandscape1914Penleigh BoydKnowledge, Fine Art and Commerce1915John Christie WrightMorning Light1916Elioth Gruneroil on canvas on cardboard51.7 x 56.9Art Gallery of New South WalesThe Wind-swept Marsh Lands1917W. Lister ListerThe Grey Road1918W. B. McInnesoil on canvas123.2 x 154.6Art Gallery of New South WalesSpring Frost1919Elioth Gruneroil on canvas157.5 x 206.3Art Gallery of New South WalesThe Toilers1920Hans Heysenwatercolour on paper73.0 x 86.0Art Gallery of South AustraliaValley of the Tweed1921Elioth Gruneroil on canvas142.2 x 172.7Art Gallery of New South WalesThe Quarry1922Hans Heysenwatercolour51.0 x 66.7Art Gallery of New South WalesHead of an Old Man1923G. W. L. HirstAn Afternoon in Autumn1924Hans HeysenA Bush Track1925W. Lister ListerThe Farmyard, Frosty Morning1926Hans HeysenHead1927Rayner HoffAfternoon Light, Goulburn Valley1928Arthur Streetonoil on canvas mounted on composition board51.0 x 76.0National Gallery of AustraliaOn the Murrumbidgee1929Elioth Gruneroil on canvas101.6 x 123.2Art Gallery of New South WalesKosciusko1930Will AshtonRed Gums of the Far North1931Hans HeysenBrachina Gorge1932Hans HeysenYouth1933Lyndon Dadswellsculpture Art Gallery of NSWMurrumbidgee Ranges, Canberra1934Elioth Gruneroil on canvas51.6 x 89.0National Gallery of AustraliaWinter Morning1935James Muir Auldoil on canvas on paperboard41.3 x 46.3Art Gallery of New South WalesLandscape1936Elioth GrunerWeetangera, Canberra1937Elioth Gruneroil on canvas on cardboard88 x 100.9Art Gallery of New South WalesThe Approaching Storm1938Sydney LongMorning Light, Middle Harbour1939Will AshtonThe Lake, Narrabeen1940Sydney LongValley Farms1941Lorna Muir NimmoBackyards1942Douglas WatsonThe Hilltop1943Douglas DundasMcElhone Stairs1944Sali HermanOld Grain Stores, Greenaugh, W. A.1945Douglas WatsonJanuary Weather1946Lance SolomonSofala1947Russell Drysdaleoil on canvas on hardboard71.7 × 93.1Art Gallery of New South WalesStorm Approaching Wangi1948William Dobelloil on cardboard on composition board32.5 × 55.5 Two Rivers1949George LawrenceThe Harbour from McMahon's Point1950Lloyd ReesNever Never Creek, Gleniffer1951Charles MeereSummer at Kanmantoo1952Charles BushThe River Bend1953Lance SolomonCooktown1954Arthur Evan ReedTownsville Waterfront1955Charles BushThe Chicory Kiln, Phillip Island1956L. Scott PendleburyConstitution Dock, Hobart1957L. Scott PendleburyThe Cliff1958Ronald SteuartHarbour Cruise1959Reinis ZustersDairy Farm, Victoria1960John PercevalLandscape, Hill End1961David StrachanThe Devil's Bridge, Rottnest1962Sali HermanSandhills on the Darling1963Sam FullbrookTrees in a Landscape1964Sam Fullbrook (joint winner)Landscape1964David Strachan (joint winner)The Red House1965Sali HermanUpwey Landscape V1966Fred WilliamsRavenswood I1967Sali HermanRoad to Whistlewood1968L. Scott PendleburyThe Chasing Bird Landscape1969John OlsenRedfern, Southern Portal1970Frederic Henry BatesKarri Country1971Margaret WoodwardFalling Bark1972Eric SmithDry Landscape1973Clem MillwardRedfern Landscape1974Eric SmithMurchison Sand Plain1975Robert JuniperMt Kosciusko1976Fred WilliamsThe Jacaranda Tree (On Sydney Harbour)1977Brett WhiteleySummer at Carcoar1978Brett WhiteleyFlood Creek1979Robert JuniperA Waterfall (Strath Creek)1980William Delafield CookHills of Ravensdale1981David Voight Morning on the Derwent1982Lloyd ReesLife Along the Coast1983David RankinThe South Coast After Rain1984Brett WhiteleyThe Road to Clarendon, Autumn1985John OlsenTorso1986Rosemary MadiganLandscape Painting II1987Ian BettinsonFire and Drought near Old Junee1988Elwyn LynnLandscape Painting IV1989Ian BettinsonThe Rainforest1990William RobinsonMaschera Femina1991–92Peter SchipperheynOpen Cut1993George GittoesWaratahs Wedderburn Series1994Suzanne ArcherSeason of Drought1995David AspdenCreation Landscape Earth and Sea1996William RobinsonNandi Moon1997John PeartYellow Sound1998Ann Thomson Leaves1999Gloria Tammere Petyarre Thong Totems2000John DahlsenPiatra2001Aida TomescuRemembering Rain2002Angus NivisonSeated Figure2003Tim KyleUntitled2004George Ward TjungurrayiThe Road to Utopia2005Jenny SagesThe Gap2006John BeardWinter Nocturne IV2007Philip WolfhagenThe River is Calm2008Joanne Currie NalinguThe Amorphous Ones (The Vast Colony of Our Being)2009Lionel BawdenProposal for Landscaped Cosmos2010Sam Leachoil and resin on wood30 × 30 Co-Isolated Slave2011Richard J. GoodwinWaterfall (After Williams)2012Imants TillersNamatjira2013Imants TillersOceania High Low2014Michael JohnsonBiophilia2015Natasha BieniekSeven Sisters2016Ken Family CollaborativeAntara2017Betty Kuntiwa Pumaniacrylic on linen250 x 200Untitled2018Yukultji Napangatiacrylic on linen 244.5 x 183 Seven sisters2019Sylvia Kenacrylic on linen 200 x 240 Tjoritja2020Hubert Pareroultjaacrylic on canvas 183 x 244 Garak – night sky2021Nyapanyapa Yunupinguearth pigments on board244.2 x 244.2 Eora2022Nicholas Hardlingoil on linen196.5 x 374.8Inma2023Zaachariaha Fieldingacrylic on linen198.5 x 306.2Nyalala gurmilili2024Djakaŋu Yunupiŋunatural pigments on bark263 x 154Pre-dawn sky over Port Botany container terminal2025Jude Raeoil on linen200 x 150.4
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