It captures something completely human but don't be fooled, this isn't Her Majesty et al, these are all look-a-likes. Stepping away from the canvas completely, Jackson's portrait is more Royale Family than royal family. "So for me it's just a matter of rolling with the punches." He said of the painting, " Fatherhood is a portrait about a universal theme: the concerns, hopes and aspirations of a family man," and of the critics, "Well I'm with Oscar Wilde on this, I would say it's the role of the artist to educate the critic and the role of the critic to educate the public. We think there's a hint of the Jamie Oliver in there too.īut Llewellyn Hall was not phased by the critics. Art Review simply claimed that it was "terrible", while the mainstream media compared the likeness to Alan Partridge. This rather ruddy representation of Prince William was unveiled one year later in 2014 and it wasn't received well at all. He had previously painted a portrait of the Queen which had the press up in arms, likening it to the Queen's Spitting Image puppet rather than Her Majesty. It's not the first time that a Llewellyn Hall painting has caused bother. The painting that looked more Alan Partridge In a bizarre turn of events, the Queen actually owns four of the prints and they are now a part of the Royal Collection, showing that maybe Her Majesty's tastes aren't entirely conservative. The fame-obsessed Warhol once stated: “I want to be as famous as the Queen of England.” It was a part of a series of portraits made by Warhol in 1977 called Reigning Queens which included four Queens from around the world. ![]() This portrait breaks with the traditional portraits of the Queen, placing her in a contemporary pop art setting, granting her a status as popular icon rather than esteemed monarch. ![]() This particular method of painting meant that it was quite possible to produce several variations of the same image. The artist typically took existing photos (in this case from the Queen's silver jubilee) and used a screen printing method to add his own flare. Warhol was certainly no stranger to reproducing images of celebrities. Read more: Queen Elizabeth's 10 greatest royal moments If you think this is unflattering, you should take a look at his self-portrait. Whatever you think of this one, Freud made no compromises when it came to sticking to his renowned style. ![]() The Independent claimed it to be the most honest representation of the monarch to date. The Queen sat for Freud in 2000 in what was described as a bold move by the painter. Freud himself was not entirely happy with the finished piece claiming that he needed more time with his subject.Ĭritics were torn over this image with comments ranging from "extremely unflattering" ( Daily Telegraph ), "a travesty" ( The Sun ), to "painful, brave, honest, stoical and, above all, clear-sighted" ( The Times ). His portraits aren't necessarily known to flatter, rather they present a stark naturalism that is often heavy with expression and folds and severe shading.įor something that is only 9" by 6" in size, it's a very intense painting. The late Lucian Freud is a well-respected British painter, one of the greatest of his time. Find out the stories behind the most controversial portraits. The Queen sits for four portraits every year but not everyone sets out to flatter the monarchy, the paintings don't always go to plan, and sometimes the public just don't 'get it'.
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