Eliza, an oil on linen portrait of artist Eliza Gosse, has won the Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award in the 28th Salon des Refusés. The painting reflects Jacqueline Hennessy’s figurative practice, which moves between photographic realism and spiritualist romanticism. Rendered in restrained sepia tones and thin layers of raw umber, the work captures Gosse’s presence between precision and dissolution, creating a partial presence that is felt but never fully secured.
Jacqueline Hennessy, Eliza, oil on linen, 102 × 102cm / Courtesy the artist, David Roche Gallery, South Australia, and S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
On show at David Roche Gallery, South Australia, until 24 October 2026.
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