Three Royal Court Theatre Directors (Katie Mitchell; Stephen Daldry; Ian Rickson)

Sittersback to top

• Stephen David Daldry (1961-), Film and theatre director. Sitter in 6 portraits.
• Katrina Jane ('Katie') Mitchell (1964-), Theatre director. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Ian Rickson (1963-), Theatre director. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

• Justin Mortimer (1970-). Artist of 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Drawing on diverse influences from Degas and Sickert to Richter and Tuymans, Mortimer used a photography session, in which he directed the three sitters in a Royal Court rehearsal room, as the starting point for this portrait. According to Mortimer 'the painting forces the figures to exist in a theatrical space with a hidden narrative'. The artist Neo Rausch has described the 'strange perfume' emanating from Mortimer's paintings and this can be seen here in the play between the artist's obvious delight in the painted surface and the painting's psychological depth and tension.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Howgate, Sarah; Nairne, Sandy, A Guide to Contemporary Portraits, 2009, p. 38

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Royal Court Theatre (25 January 2006 - 2 July 2006)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Commissions - Paintings and Drawings
• Group portraits