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 Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 28 August 1962
NPG x125765
by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 28 August 1962
NPG x125768
by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 28 August 1962
NPG x125770
for United Press International
bromide press print, 15 February 1963
NPG x194392
by J.S. Lewinski
bromide print on card mount, 1966-1967
NPG x13749
by Unknown photographer
glossy bromide print, 23 June 1977
NPG x8001
by Unknown photographer
glossy bromide print, 23 June 1977
NPG x8002
by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, August 1977
NPG x13435
by Roger George Clark
bromide print, 10 August 1978
NPG x15117
by Roger George Clark
bromide print, 10 August 1978
NPG x15118
Kathleen Frances ('Katharine') Sutherland (née Barry); Graham Sutherland
by Ida Kar
modern bromide print from original negative, 1954
NPG x135080
by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 28 August 1962
NPG x125767
by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 28 August 1962
NPG x125769
by Rex Coleman, for Baron Studios
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 28 August 1962
NPG x125771
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