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Strike a Pose:
Stephen Farthing and the Swagger Portrait
DATE
Sat 29 Jun – Sun 3 Nov
TIME10am-5pm
LOCATION
Kenwood
SUITABLE FOREveryone
Discover the portraits of William Larkin through the eyes of artist Stephen Farthing RA in a new exhibition at Kenwood.
Stephen has long had a fascination with Grand Manner or ‘swagger’ portraits and has been creating his own twists on the form since early in his career.
During successive coronavirus lockdowns, Stephen made new paintings after the unique set of portraits by the Jacobean artist William Larkin (c.1580 - 1619) at Kenwood, which leave no doubt in the viewer’s mind about the wealth and prestige of their subjects.
For the first time, Stephen’s new paintings as well as a selection of his earlier works will hang alongside portraits by Larkin and other artists who have inspired him.
Stephen Farthing, A Dance To The Music of Time (Cecil after Larkin). 2020-21. Acrylic on cotton duck. 171 x 202 cm. Photograph © Moira Jamrisko
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Kenwood
Address:
Hampstead Lane, Hampstead, NW3 7JR
Location:
Hampstead, Greater London, London
