Tag Archives: Graham Sutherland

portrait or spitting image

There is always a complex psychological relationship between the sitter and the painter, since the explosive issue of the construction of identity is a potent assemblage that continues to adapt itself in the modern world. But its often an ambivalent … Continue reading

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PORTRAIT OF A TUG OF WAR

Not every great age produced portraits. The Greeks made almost none, except on their coins, until the time of Alexander the Great, whose legions ranged over the world from India to Egypt. Alexander had his own private portrait artist, the … Continue reading

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