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| Carl Randall |
In National Portrait Gallery in London there is already 33rd time the yearly exhibition of portraits: selected and rewarded paintings. Last 23 years the exhibition has been sponsored by BP (British Petroleum).This year there are 55 selected portraits from 2.187 works all over the world. Pictures of relatives, friends, public figures , and self-portraits.
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| Aleah Chapin |
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| Ignacio Estudillo |
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| Alan Salisbury |
I preferred the portraits that had some background, working rooms, furniture, objects, and colours. Alan Salisbury´s self-portrait with a basket full of other artists´ self-portraits on fruits (after Caravaggio) was fun. Also Tony Noble´s portraits of a painter´s studio with all the reflections was enchanting.
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| Tony Noble |
NPG on hankkinut kokoelmiinsa joitakin näissä jokavuotisissa muotokuvanäyttelyissä olleita töitä. Olen aiemminkin ihaillut esimerkiksi James Lloydin muotokuvaa Sir Paul Brierley Smithistä vuodelta 1997. Siinä henkilön tausta (vaatteet, kankaat) tulee hyvin mukaan.
NPG has acquired to its collections some of the works from these yearly portrait exhibitions. I have already earlier admired for example James Lloyd´s portrait of Sir Paul Brierley Smith from 1997. In this picture the background of the person (clothes, fabrics) comes along fine.
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| James Lloyd |





