Oriel Ross

1 portrait

Oriel Ross, by Oriel Ross, circa 1928-1931 - NPG - © reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London

© reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London

Oriel Ross

by Oriel Ross
pen and ink, circa 1928-1931
14 in. x 10 in. (357 mm x 256 mm)
Purchased, 2001
Primary Collection
NPG 6578


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  • Oriel Ross (1907-1994), Actress. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist of 7 portraits.

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  • Oriel Ross (1907-1994), Actress. Artist of 7 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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In Who's Who in the Theatre, Ross gave her recreation as 'drawing'. Many of her sitters were fellow thespians, friends in the theatre world and artists, and her drawings of them seem to be posed in the Green Room waiting to go on, some with a book in hand, some with a glass. All are done in a spontaneous, nervous line, a line not unlike that of Jean Cocteau.

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