About
Avant-garde artist known for his portraits, landscape paintings, and unique sculptures. His "Head of Christie" represented his 1964 fascination with murderer John Christie.
Before Fame
He took art classes as a teenager and completed his first major work, "The Soup Kitchen," in 1958.
Trivia
He was a two-time recipient of the Archibald Prize, an honor awarded to Australian portrait painters. He also won the Wynne and Sulman prizes twice.
Family Life
He married Wendy Julius in 1962.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of American artist Roy Lichtenstein.
