David Remfry RA, Untitled, 1 June 2020.
Graphite. 330 mm x 245 mm. © The Artist. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Untitled, 1 June 2020
David Remfry RA (b. 1942)
RA Collection: Art
Richard Remfry produces a graphite portrait of a woman's profile, occupying mainly bottom left corner of the page. The artists notes himself that tThe model is Sadie Clayton who features in many other works."
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
330 mm x 245 mm
