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Artists and Sitters
Britain 1960-90
The Balcony gallery is the setting for Artists and Sitters, a display of portraits from the collection covering the period 1960-90. The display includes groups of portraits by particular artists, inviting the viewer to consider the range of styles and approaches that proliferated in late 20th century portraiture. The display was rehung with numerous recent acquisitions in November 2009 and includes portraits by Lucian Freud, Chris Ofili, Tom Philips, Ruskin Spear, Graham Sutherland and Andy Warhol.
Room introduction
40 portraits on display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
by Patrick Heron
oil on canvas, 1949
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4467
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by Craigie Aitchison
oil on canvas, circa late 1950s-early 1960s
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6933
by Stephen Ward
pastel, 1960 or 1961
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5720
by Sylvia Sleigh
oil on linen, mounted on canvas, 1961
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6817
Odette Marie Céline Hallowes (née Brailly)
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by Pietro Annigoni
ink and tempera on thick paper prepared with gesso, 1961
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6932
by Marino Marini
bronze head, 1962
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4687
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1963-1964
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5243
by Lucian Freud
oil on canvas, 1963
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5205
Paul McCartney ('Mike's Brother')
by Sam Walsh
oil on masonite, 1964
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6172
by Pietro Annigoni
tempera grassa on paper on panel, 1969
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4706
by William Redgrave
bronze bust, 1969
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6925
by Ruskin Spear
oil on canvas, exhibited 1974
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5047
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1977
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5338
by Graham Vivian Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1979
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6458
by Bryan Organ
acrylic on canvas, 1980
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5365
by Barrie Cooke
oil on board, 1980-1983
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6871
by Bryan Organ
acrylic on canvas, 1981
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5408
by Leon Kossoff
oil on board, 1981
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5772
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier
by Emma Sergeant
oil on panel, 1982
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5502
Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts), Baroness Thatcher
by Rodrigo Moynihan
oil on canvas, 1983-1985
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5728
by Ruskin Spear
oil on board, 1984
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5818
by Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi
bronze statuette, 1987
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5952
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers
by Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi
bronze bust, 1988
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6021
Arnold Abraham Goodman, Baron Goodman
by Sir Anthony Alfred Caro
bronze head, 1988
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L240
Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild ('Man in a Chair')
by Lucian Freud
oil on canvas, 1989
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L201
by Chris Ofili
oil on canvas, 1991
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6835
by Tony Bevan
oil and pigment on canvas, 1992
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6818
by Lewis Morley
vintage gelatin silver print, June 1963
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x88354
by Lewis Morley
vintage gelatin silver print, June 1963
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x88355
by Tom Blau
Modern bromide print from original negative, 1963
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137310
by St. Cross Features
vintage press print, 1963
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137327
Mandy Rice-Davies with her poodle
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
vintage press print, 17 June 1963
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137326
by Lewis Morley
bromide print, September 1963
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x38927
by Michael Ward
C-type colour print, 13 January 1964
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137328
by Michael Ward
C-type colour print, 13 January 1964
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x125839
by Larry Rivers
oil on canvas, 1962
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6675
by Andy Warhol
offset lithograph, 1967
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6051
by Andy Warhol
silkscreen print, 1975
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6561
by Andy Warhol
silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 1985
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6257
by Andy Warhol
silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 1986
On display in Room 32 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6162
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