Another artist, Tony Johansen, took legal action against the Art Gallery of NSW Trust over the portrait arguing that because Ruddy predominantly used charcoal in his work, it was a drawing, not a painting, and therefore was ineligible for the prize.
Another artist took legal action against the Art Gallery of NSW Trust over the portrait. It was a drawing, not a painting. This was what this portrait was arguing. Ruddy predominantly used charcoal in his work. Another artist was ineligible for the prize. Tony Johansen was another artist.