Chris Orr RA, St Jerome in his Study, 1 June 2020.
Pastel, watercolour and oil crayon on khadi paper. 250 mm x 330 mm. © The Artist. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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St Jerome in his Study, 1 June 2020
Chris Orr RA (b. 1943)
RA Collection: Art
Chris Orr takes on a subject of Saint Jerome and depicts it in a more contemporary setting. He uses bright colours and varied textures to build the scene of the study, with Saint Jerome facing the lion thar his figure is often associated and depicted with.
This work was produced for the Varnishing Day Portfolio: A Moment in Time project. With the onset of the global pandemic in Spring 2020, and for the first time in the history of the Royal Academy, the Summer Exhibition was postponed.The portfolio represents the first time that the community of Royal Academicians has collaborated on one piece of work as the project intended to document what this group of artists and architects were doing, thinking and making on 1 June 2020 (traditionally the annual RA celebration of 'Varnishing Day', the day when Royal Academicians traditionally celebrate the start of the Summer Exhibition and put the finishing touches to their works). The finished publication can be seen here https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/varnishing-day-portfolio
Object details
250 mm x 330 mm
