We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Fred Corbett Self-portrait

oil on canvas

44 x 36 cm

Image courtesy the artist's estate

A bookbinder by trade, Fred Corbett served as a trooper in the Lancers Tank Division in New Guinea and Borneo during the Second World War. He studied art at the Julian Ashton Art School and continued to paint throughout his life.