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Born in Bradford, Bevan graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 1976. His first solo exhibition was held that year and was followed by significant UK retrospectives at the ICA (1988), Whitechapel Gallery (1993) and Milton Keynes Gallery (2003). Rooted in the European expressionist tradition, Bevan belongs to the second generation of School of London artists and has continued the figurative legacy of Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach and Leon Kossoff. His figurative paintings in acrylic, charcoal and pigment often show large human heads from awkward angles and are sometimes described as 'psychological portraits'. Bevan was elected an RA in 2007.The depiction of the human figure is a major theme in Tony Bevan's work and this painting marks the culmination of a series of self-portraits from the early 1990s.
Title
Tony Bevan
Date
1992
Medium
oil & pigment on canvas
Measurements
H 87.8 x W 75.7 cm
Accession number
6818
Acquisition method
Purchased with help from the artist, John Morton Morris and Ben Brown Fine Arts, 2007
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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Alfred Brendel National Portrait Gallery, London -
Exposed Arm Yale Center for British Art -
Head Museum & Art Swindon -
Condition Nottingham City Museums & Galleries -
Portrait Boy I British Council Collection -
Tender Possessions British Council Collection -
Rafters Birmingham Museums Trust - 9 more