Judi Dench

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Raho has spoken of how he attempted to 'trap something I saw in Judi Dench while she waited in the foyer of the NPG, unaware of me'. The result is a portrayal of the actress in a role cast for her by the artist, highlighting the paradoxical ability of portraiture to make a picture of a person that is both a description of their appearance and a mask. Although photography is an integral part of his engagement with painting, the portrait retains painterly qualities such as the delicate brush strokes and soft tonal effect.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Judi Dench

Date

2004

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 252.1 x W 175.9 cm

Accession number

6671

Acquisition method

Commissioned, made possible by J. P. Morgan through the Fund for New Commissions, 2004

Work type

Painting

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