Graham Sutherland
(1903-1980), PainterGraham Vivian Sutherland
Sitter in 62 portraits
Artist associated with 23 portraits
One of a generation of students who, influenced by Samuel Palmer, revived the art of etching with a romantic vision of the English landscape. The Pembrokeshire coast was a lifelong source of inspiration. His acclaimed painting of the writer Somerset Maugham (1949) began a revival in the art of portraiture. Sutherland contributed to the International Surrealist Exhibition in London and was an Official War Artist. He designed the Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph for Coventry Cathedral. Sutherland's portrait of Churchill, to mark his 80th birthday caused a sensation at its unveiling in 1954, and was subsequently destroyed by the sitter's wife.
by Lee Miller
modern archival-toned gelatin silver print from original negative, 1943
NPG P1086
by Graham Sutherland
sketchbook, watercolour and pencil, 82 pages, circa 1945-1946
NPG 5337
Graham Sutherland; Somerset Maugham
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1949
NPG P155
by Graham Sutherland
pencil, circa 1950
NPG 5702
by Graham Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1977
NPG 5338
by William MacQuitty
bromide fibre print, 1943
NPG x34809
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 1946
NPG Ax39622
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 1946
NPG Ax39625
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 1946
NPG Ax39627
Graham Sutherland; Kathleen Frances ('Katharine') Sutherland (née Barry)
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 1946
NPG Ax39628
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 1946
NPG Ax39630
Graham Sutherland; Kathleen Frances ('Katharine') Sutherland (née Barry)
by Francis Goodman
half-plate film copy negative, 1946
NPG x68810
Graham Sutherland with his portrait of Somerset Maugham
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print mounted on white card, 1949
NPG x14213
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