Portrait articles
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Churchill portrait could fetch thousands at auction
A portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, painted by Graham Sutherland in preparation for a work that was later destroyed, could fetch up to £800,000 ($A1.6 million) at auction. The Houses of Parliament had commissioned the British artist to paint a portrait of the wartime prime minister for his 80th birthday in 1954. An episode of […]
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Graham Sutherland's Churchill Portrait Study Is Up for Auction at Sotheby's
He disliked the Graham Sutherland painting so much that it ended up being set on fire, as immortalized on The Crown . This study remains.
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Review: ‘Fingers Crossed’ is a stripped portrait of a shoegaze icon
Amid the current shoegaze resurgence brought on by nostalgia-fueled TikToks, new fans of the 30-year-old subgenre are indulging in its ethereal soundscapes by way of Cocteau Twins and Slowdive. Unlike the aforementioned bands, Lush escaped mainstream success, but had a dedicated cult following of veteran shoegaze fans. Two years ago, and 24 years since Lush’s This story Review: ‘Fingers Crossed’ is a stripped portrait of a shoegaze icon appeared first on Washington Square News.