Sir (Sydney) Gordon Russell
2 of 2 portraits by Carel Weight
© Gordon Russell Trust
Sir (Sydney) Gordon Russell
by Carel Weight
oil on canvas, circa 1967
40 in. x 30 in. (1018 mm x 762 mm)
Purchased, 2001
Primary Collection
NPG 6585
Artistback to top
- Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908-1997), Painter and teacher of art. Artist or producer of 2 portraits, Sitter in 17 portraits.
This portraitback to top
The portrait was commissioned by the board of Gordon Russell Ltd, and Weight was chosen at Russell's suggestion to avoid the 'Boardroom Company Chairmen' type. The setting is the conservatory at Kingcombe, Chipping Camden where Russell lived.
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- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Gloucestershire (conservatory, sitter's home, Kingcombe, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire)
Events of 1967back to top
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