Van Dyck Self Portrait Saved For The State Past Times Almost Successful Fundraising Displace Ever
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The Save Van Dyck's Self Portrait fundraising crusade jointly run past times the National Portrait Gallery in addition to the Art Fund has proved to live on the most successful crusade run inwards the in conclusion 100 years. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 substantial Heritage Lottery Grant supplements funds already raised in addition to the iconic Van Dyck self portrait volition right away remain inwards Britain.
It volition besides live on made much to a greater extent than accessible to people to a greater extent than or less the province through a National Tour.
As Sandy Nairne said this forenoon at the preview, it's every bit if you've walked into his studio inwards Blackfriars inwards 1641 in addition to he's only turned to a greater extent than or less to expect at you.
The icon was completed inwards the twelvemonth van Dyck died in addition to the twelvemonth earlier Civil War broke out inwards the UK.
Van Dyck was buried inwards Old St Paul's Cathedral (which burned downwards inwards 1666). His epitaph was
In March, the buyer withdrew in addition to the export bar was halted on 26 March. A revised cost was agreed in addition to this effectively reduced the amount required to move along the portrait inwards the province from £12.5 1 G one thousand to £10 million.
The crusade has managed to raise:
The Van Dyck self portrait volition tour the UK starting inwards Jan 2015. The tour volition direct keep iii years amongst the icon returning to London inbetween each loan out to a regional gallery.
It volition besides live on made much to a greater extent than accessible to people to a greater extent than or less the province through a National Tour.
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| (l to r) Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Dame Jenny Bramsky, Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund Stephen Deuchar, Director of the Art Fund celebrate the Van Dyck self portrait staying inwards the UK |
About the painting
The icon is Sir Anthony Van Dyck’s in conclusion self-portrait. It's regarded every bit beingness a function of huge international importance. The icon shows his every bit an creative somebody at work, manifestly inwards the human action of painting, his arm raised inwards the procedure of applying pigment to a canvass only out of sight.As Sandy Nairne said this forenoon at the preview, it's every bit if you've walked into his studio inwards Blackfriars inwards 1641 in addition to he's only turned to a greater extent than or less to expect at you.
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| Van Dyck's Self Portrait (1640-1) now on display following to the 17th Century Galleries on the Second Floor of the National Portrait Gallery |
The icon was completed inwards the twelvemonth van Dyck died in addition to the twelvemonth earlier Civil War broke out inwards the UK.
Van Dyck was buried inwards Old St Paul's Cathedral (which burned downwards inwards 1666). His epitaph was
"Anthony van Dyck - who, spell he lived, gave to many immortal life"
How the figures totted upwards inwards the end
In March, the buyer withdrew in addition to the export bar was halted on 26 March. A revised cost was agreed in addition to this effectively reduced the amount required to move along the portrait inwards the province from £12.5 1 G one thousand to £10 million.
The crusade has managed to raise:
- £1.4 1 G one thousand from 10,000 individuals - including multiple 5 figure gifts from an anonymous American supporter - which makes it the most successful appeal for a icon inwards the in conclusion 100 years
- a pledge of £1 1 G one thousand from the Monument Trust (one of the The Sainsbury Family Trusts; the Sainsbury Family direct keep been major patrons of fine art inwards this country)
- a vi figure pledge from the Garfield Weston Foundation
- £700,000 from the NPG's Portrait Fund in addition to an acquisitions budget
- £500,000 from the Art Fund
- and finally a £6,343,500 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 £150,000 grant has besides been secured from the Art Fund to contribute towards the costs of a national tour of the painting.
A National Tour!
The proposed venues are
- Turner Contemporary, Margate (January 2015)
- Manchester Art Gallery (2015)
- Dulwich Picture Gallery, London (2016) where it volition encounter upwards amongst a unwrap of portraits past times Van Dyck.
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (2016)
- Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle (2017)
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh (2017)
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