Save The Concluding Self-Portrait Of Van Dyck

Van Dyck, ane of the most famous portrait artists of all fourth dimension painted iii self-portraits piece working inwards the UK.  One is inwards the Prado, ane is inwards a private collection in addition to ane is right away the plain of report of a Save the Van Dyck Campaign - after the Minister suspended its export licence next its sale to a private collector for £12.5 million!

In price of self portraits past times famous in addition to skilled portrait artists this is upward at that topographic point alongside the really best inwards the World - ever!

Self Portrait (1641) past times Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
Sir Anthony Van Dyck died inwards Dec 1641 historic catamenia 42, a few months after the self portrait was completed.  He knew he was dying when he painted this portrait.  His moustache no longer has a jaunty air every bit tin live seen inwards before portraits.  This is a painter of people who is icon himself for the final time. At the same fourth dimension he is actively engaging alongside the viewer of his portrait inwards years to come.

It's been seen ane time before at a Tate Britain Van Dyck exhibition inwards 2009 - when it was a really pop icon alongside visitors.
There's right away an chance to purchase this piece of occupation in addition to then that it remains inwards the UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland in addition to - really importantly - transfers to a world collection alongside a sentiment to touring it all circular the UK.  If the Van Dyck self-portrait is acquired past times the NPG, they possess got made a commitment that at that topographic point volition live a three-year nationwide tour to
  • Turner Contemporary, Margate, 
  • Manchester Art Gallery, 
  • Dulwich Picture Gallery, 
  • Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 
  • Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and
  • The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.
  • and it's likely that other venues volition too desire to sign upward to the tour if it is saved for the UK.
That agency it becomes accessible non alone to all those living inwards London in addition to the UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland - but too inwards the hereafter - to all those living farther afield who larn to see London in addition to consider the paintings inwards the National Portrait Gallery.

This postal service outlines
  • details of the drive in addition to how you lot tin donate
  • how you lot tin consider this really of import painting
  • why Van Dyck is in addition to then of import to portraiture inwards this country
  • including
    • more nigh Van Dyck in addition to portraiture
    • more nigh Van Dyck in addition to Britain
    • more nigh Van Dyck in addition to his paint

The Campaign to salve the world's most expensive "selfie"


Save this selfie!
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in addition to The Art Fund (the national fundraising charity for art) have combined to assist salve the Van Dyck. The proposal is to purchase the icon in addition to then that everyone tin savour it.

It's the largest drive e'er for both the NPG in addition to the Art Fund.  The latter  has a rail tape of helping to fund Van Dycks for diverse British Institutions only about the country.

If the portrait icon were to live acquired past times the National Portrait Gallery it would really belike live the most of import inwards the Gallery's history. Opportunities to larn portraits of this character are really rare.

This drive aims to heighten £12.5 1000000 inwards 3 months - or at the really to the lowest degree demonstrate that at that topographic point is a really existent endangerment of coming together the target required to larn the painting.  It has until 13th July to heighten the total sum.

In 10 days, £1.2 1000000 has been raised.  This comprises

  • £500,000 from the Art Fund and 
  • £700,000 from the acquisition budget of the National Portrait Gallery addition coin from their Portrait Fund which was gear upward specifically for this type of acquisition.  
The drive volition too live seeking funds from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

However the residuum of the funding volition demand to live stumped upward past times patrons of the arts in addition to the likes of you lot in addition to me.

You tin construct a donation

How to consider the Van Dyck

The icon is right away displayed side past times side to the Seventeeth Century Galleries on the Second Floor of the National Portrait Gallery.  Admission is free.

It's non a portrait which reproduces good every bit a photograph in addition to I would urge you lot to move in addition to consider it piece you lot can. After all, this may live your final endangerment to consider this self portrait past times a really smashing portrait artist.  Do construct the endeavour to move in addition to consider it!

If you lot desire to consider to a greater extent than Van Dycks, pop next door to the National Gallery in addition to move to the Mond Room, every bit I did yesterday. Here you lot tin consider a really pregnant in addition to fine collection of 8 portraits past times Van Dyck - including his extremely large portrait of King Charles I on his horse.

Why Van Dyck is of import to portraiture inwards the UK


Sandy Nairne, the Director of the National Gallery, has made a video to state us all why he thinks this icon is in addition to then of import to the UK.



Professor Karen Hearn
alongside the Van Dyke Self portrait
Van Dyke's touching on on British portraiture was revolutionary. 
Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery
I too had the chance yesterday to speak to Catharine MacLeod, the National Portrait Gallery’s Curator of Seventeenth Century Portraits in addition to Professor Karen Hearn, the curator of the 'Van Dyck in addition to Britain' exhibition at Tate Britain inwards 2009,  the Curator of 16th & 17th Century British Art at the Tate Galleries (1992-2012) in addition to Honorary Professor, Department of English linguistic communication Language in addition to Literature, University College London.

I asked them why precisely Van Dyke is in addition to then of import to portraiture inwards Britain.

Along alongside other artists working betwixt 1630 in addition to 1660 (Rembrandt, Rubens, Velaquez etc), Van Dyck had a huge touching on on icon for the next few hundred years.

However Van Dyck was especially influential within Britain because he was invited - every bit a homo who had already achieved icon superstar condition - to London past times King Charles inwards 1632.  The King treated him every bit courtier in addition to knighted him in addition to gave him rooms at Court. He too gave him a trouble solid in addition to studio at Blackfriars - on the river in addition to subsequently knighted him where the King used to see him for a sitting - rather than Van Dyck visiting the palace for a sitting every bit happens today.  Van Dyck ended upward icon the courtroom in addition to other people who were people who were of import at the time.

In effect, Van Dyck changes the condition of the portrait artists forever.  They were no longer seen every bit journeyman crafts people - they are right away seen every bit people alongside a professional person status.

More importantly he had a major touching on on the way people were painted in addition to what type of approach was taken to portraiture. He influenced alongside the smashing portrait painters who worked inwards the UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland right the way through to John Singer Sargent.  The changes are summarised below.

Tudor & Jacobean portraiture
Portraiture after Van Dyck
  • Stiff formal stilted poses 
  • Fascination alongside surface details of wearing clothing in addition to accessories 
  • Status oriented 
  • Very precise alongside lots of petty brush strokes

  • Much to a greater extent than natural poses 
  • More emphasis on the private in addition to less on their condition in addition to dress 
  • A to a greater extent than fluid fashion of icon – to a greater extent than painterly portraits 
  • Influenced smashing portrait artists inwards the UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland upto in addition to including John Singer Sargent

Tudor in addition to Jacobean portraiture
inwards the Sixteenth Century Galleries at the National Portrait Gallery
Sir Edmund Verney (1640) past times Sir Anthony Van Dyke

More nigh Van Dyck in addition to his self portrait


For to a greater extent than nigh this portrait in addition to Van Dyck read the reviews inwards the newspapers

More nigh Van Dyck in addition to Britain

Links on the Tate Britain website

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