Paul McCartney

Sitterback to top

• Sir (James) Paul McCartney (1942-), Musician; member of The Beatles. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Humphrey Ocean (Humphrey Anthony Erdeswick Butler-Bowdon) (1951-), Painter. Artist of 9 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

In the 1970s Ocean had been co-opted by his art tutor Ian Dury as a bass player with the band Kilburn and the High Roads; already in the rock music world, he then travelled as artist in residence on a Wings tour of America in 1976 and so knew his sitter well when he came to paint him for the National Portrait Gallery.

Related worksback to top

• NPG x19172: Humphrey Ocean; Paul McCartney (includes the portrait)

Linked publicationsback to top

• Audio Guide
• Gibson, Robin, Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery, 1996, p. 127
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 398
• Simon, Jacob, The Art of the Picture Frame: Artists, Patrons and the Framing of Portraits in Britain, 1997 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 8 November 1996 - 9 February 1997), p. 188

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Britain 1960-1990 (From 18 September 2004)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Commissions - Paintings and Drawings
• Commissions from the Portrait Award
• Flowers and plants