Self-portrait with shadows

Details

Shani Rhys-James, M.B.E. (Melbourne b. 1953)
Self-portrait with shadows
oil on canvas
68 x 48 in. (172.7 x 121.8 cm.)

Provenance

with Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff.
Private Collection.

Exhibited

London, National Portrait Gallery, BP National Portrait Award, 1994 (Second Prize).
Cardiff, The National Library of Wales, Distillation: 30 Years of Painting - Shani Rhys James MBE, 14 February – 23 May 2015.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Shani Rhys James is one of Wales' most prominent living artists. Particularly regarded for her melancholic self-portraits, the arresting painting offered here is an important work within the artist's oeuvre. It was awarded Second Prize at the BP National Portrait Award in 1994, two years after her first solo exhibition, and was included in the landmark retrospective exhibition of her work held earlier this year at the National Library of Wales.

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