David Beckham ('David')

Sitterback to top

• David Robert Joseph Beckham (1975-), Footballer. Sitter in 5 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Sam Taylor-Wood (1967-), Artist. Artist of 2 portraits, Sitter associated with 6 portraits.

This portraitback to top

David is an intimate portrait, created in a single long take. Filmed in Madrid after a training session, it is simply lit from one light source. For this work, she has drawn on diverse influences from Michelangelo to Andy Warhol to present a vulnerable image of an international football icon.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Cooper, John, A Guide to the National Portrait Gallery, 2009, p. 61
• Howgate, Sarah; Nairne, Sandy, A Guide to Contemporary Portraits, 2009, p. 7
• Nairne, Sandy; Howgate, Sarah, The Portrait Now, 2006

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Poetry of Motion (27 June 2012 - 8 January 2013)
• Sporting Lives: Contemporary Portraits of Athletes and Olympians (12 July 2008 - 11 January 2009)
• Icons and Idols: Commissioning Contemporary Portraits (2

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Commissions - Film and Mixed media
• Contemporary tour
• On display at the Gallery
• Sleeping
• Sporting Greats