The judges were chaired by the NPG's director Sandy Nairne who said the winning painting was "a powerful and poignant portrait – a worthy winner amongst excellent competition".
Ms. Sharrer's winning painting, The Times reported, "depicts a young woman with hands set against cannons of war while at her feet two figures representing capital and labor renounce the symbols of unrestrained speculation and industrial strife".
Mr. Gorvy's client won the painting, paying $38.4 million —well over the $30 million high estimate.
Eventually it came down to one telephone bidder against David Lachenmann, a Zurich dealer, who won the painting.
Ben and Alex Howarth, brothers, won the painting, "Regatta on the Grand Canal," depicting gondolas in Venice, for a day last week as the first prize in a contest, Agence France-Presse reported.
In 2006, Ngoia Pollard won the painting prize in the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, with her work Swamps west of Nyirripi.
His first artistic experience was painting, which he continued into his late teens, winning a painting competition at the age of 18 shortly before he left home to study at the University of Tehran School of Fine Arts.
More paintings can be seen in the nationally award winning book "Painting for Peace in Ferguson" a 2016 ILA Teacher's Choices booklist selection.
In 1968, she was the first woman to win the painting prize at the Venice Biennale.
There were two bidders, one on the telephone and Jose Mugrabi, a New York dealer, who ended up winning the painting.
