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The richest woman in Australia, Gina Rinehart, allegedly tried to display her portrait in the National Gallery in Canberra, reported. The timeThursday, May 16. A request that remained a dead letter.
A double chin, an ill-shaped head, a hanging mouth… This is the description of the portrait of Gina Rinehart formulated by the magazine: The time , Thursday, May 16. The painting is so “indecent” that Australia’s richest woman has asked the National Gallery of Australia to remove it. That plea has since backfired on the 70-year-old billionaire. The Canberra Museum, the local art industry and internet users have come out in support of Vincent Namatjira’s painting, which was on display from March until July 21.
“I paint the world as I see it,” Vincent Namatjira said in a press release. People don’t have to like my pictures, but I hope they take the time to look at them and ask themselves: “Why did this aboriginal man paint these powerful people? What is he trying to do?’ I paint rich, powerful, or important people who have had an impact on this country and on me personally, directly or indirectly, for good or ill.”
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A company worth 27 billion euros
In 2017, the businesswoman has already appeared in her portraits Gina Rinehart and me And Gina Rinehart and Me II. The billionaire owes his fortune to mining company Hancock Prospecting, which he inherited from his father, whose fortune is estimated at more than $30 billion (€27 billion). The business leader is also known for his financial support to the world of sports. He is also a patron of the National Gallery of Australia, to which he has donated several thousand dollars in recent months.
Source: Le Figaro
