Jane Allan’s winning Darling portrait prize painting has raised eyebrows after her Doyles art award piece was compared to artist Nicholas Harding An Australian painter was “clearly influenced” by New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in a major prize-winning work, according to the National Portrai...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/24/artist-accused-of-winning-prize-with-imitation-won-australian-award-with-piece-influenced-by-basquiat-ntwnfb)