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LicensePainting. Professor Stephen Hawking, by Yolanda Sonnabend, 1985
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Painting. Professor Stephen Hawking, by Yolanda Sonnabend, 1985. Signed brc. Oil on canvas; 101x76cm, in frame 105.5x80x4cm. The artist's first impression of him: sketch for portrait. Sitter is seated in wheelchair, making visible effort to control his mobility; he has motor neurone disease but at this time is still able to speak without the aid of a computer; shown with mouth open. (The final version, in National Portrait Gallery London, has mouth shown closed)
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1995-728
- Materials:
- oil paint on canvas
- Measurements:
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overall: 1060 mm x 790 mm x 40 mm,
frame: 1055 mm x 800 mm x 40 mm,
image: 1010 mm x 760 mm
- type:
- oil painting and portrait
- credit:
- Purchased (Yolanda Sonnabend)
