R.B. Kitaj
(1932-2007), PainterSitter in 6 portraits
Artist of 4 portraits
The American painter Kitaj travelled extensively as a sailor before attending the Ruskin School of Drawing (1958-9) and the Royal College of Art (1959-61), where he was an important influence on his younger contemporaries such as David Hockney. Drawing on many sources of inspiration, his figure-based work is complex in its range of references and often autobiographical. In 1994 the artist's Tate retrospective received a harsh critical reception. This, combined with the sudden death of his second wife, painter Sandra Fisher, led him to leave London for Los Angeles in 1997.
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