Ian McKellen
1 portrait
Ian McKellen
by Clive Smith
oil on canvas, 2001-2002
13 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (336 mm x 206 mm)
Commissioned as part of the First Prize, BP Portrait Award, 1999, 2002
Primary Collection
NPG 6610
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Clive Smith has exhibited twice in the BP Portrait Awards. The portrait was painted entirely from life in the actor's New York apartment during his appearance in Strindberg's Dance of Death with actress Helen Mirren.
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- Nairne, Sandy (introduction), 500 Portraits: BP Portrait Award, 2011, p. 24



