Sarah Lucas ('Self-Portrait with Skull')
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- npg number matching 'P884(8)'
Sarah Lucas ('Self-Portrait with Skull')
by Sarah Lucas
Iris print, 1997
29 in. x 19 in. (737 mm x 482 mm)
Given by Sadie Coles HQ, 2001
Primary Collection
NPG P884(8)
Sitter
Sarah Lucas (1962-), Artist. Sitter in 15 portraits, Artist of 12 portraits.
Artist
Sarah Lucas (1962-), Artist. Artist of 12 portraits, Sitter in 15 portraits.
This Portrait
In this vanitas image, the inclusion of the skull is a metaphor for death. This is one of twelve prints; in each Lucas appears in a different guise.
Linked Publications
Rideal, Liz, Insights: Self-portraits, 2005, p. 14
Portrait Set
Self-Portraits: Iris prints by Sarah Lucas, 1990-8
Subjects & Themes
