1 OF 2

Peter Pears; Benjamin Britten

1 of 2 portraits by Kenneth Green

by Kenneth Green
oil on canvas, 1943
28 1/8 in. x 38 1/8 in. (715 mm x 969 mm)
Given by Mrs Behrend, 1973
Primary Collection
NPG 5136

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(Edward) Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (1913-1976), Composer. Sitter associated with 111 portraits, Artist of 5 portraits.
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (1910-1986), Singer. Sitter in 27 portraits.

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Kenneth Green (1905-1986). Artist of 2 portraits.

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The composer with his life-long companion, the tenor Pears. Peter Grimes (1945), first of Britten's ten operas, was written for Pears and the first production was designed by Kenneth Green.