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David Bowie
1 of 8 portraits on display in Room 35 at the National Portrait Gallery
© Stephen Finer / National Portrait Gallery, London
David Bowie
by Stephen Finer
oil on canvas, 1994
22 1/8 in. x 17 7/8 in. (562 mm x 454 mm)
Purchased, 1995
Primary Collection
NPG 6336
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Stephen Finer's working practice involves long hours in the studio in front of professional models or close friends, in which paint slowly accumulates on the canvas and is worked and re-worked to create an image which finally corresponds to the artist's experience of the other person.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, John, Visitor's Guide, 2000, p. 107
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 70
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