Bridget Riley
(1931-), ArtistBridget Louise Riley
Sitter in 19 portraits
Born in London, Riley studied at Goldsmith's and the Royal College of Art. The leading exponent of 'Op Art' in Britain, Riley worked initially in black and white, only introducing colour in 1967. Her solo exhibitions in 1962 and 1963 and a series of overseas shows in 1964 secured an international reputation for her meticulously executed paintings with dazzling 3-D effects. She won the International Prize for Painting at the 1968 Venice Biennale. Retrospective shows have been held at the Hayward Gallery (1992), the Tate (1994) and the Serpentine Gallery (1999).
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1963
NPG x128599
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1963
NPG x88522
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1963
NPG x13795
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1963
NPG x134152
by Ida Kar
vintage contact sheet, 1963
NPG x134209
by Ida Kar
vintage contact sheet, 1963
NPG x134210
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1963
NPG x135181
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1963
NPG x127158
by Mayotte Magnus
modern bromide print from original negative, 1973
NPG x138828
by Mayotte Magnus
modern bromide print from original negative, 1978
NPG x138829
by Paul Tozer
bromide fibre print, 13 July 1992
NPG x45760
by Jillian Edelstein
chromogenic print, 14 August 2000
NPG x88992
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