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Charles Saumarez Smith

Gillian Ayres RA (1930-2018)

Artists

> 6 years ago

“Immensely courageous”: a tribute to Gillian Ayres RA

Friends and colleagues remember the exceptional life and career of the painter Gillian Ayres RA, who passed away on 11 April 2018 aged 88.

Charles Saumarez Smith in front of Giovanni Battista Moroni's 'Prospero Alessandri', c. 1560 (Oil on canvas, 105 x 83 cm. Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna)

Opinion

10 years ago

Point of view: What it’s like to sit for a portrait

As our exhibition of the great portraitist Giovanni Battista Moroni opens, the RA’s Charles Saumarez Smith reflects on the experience of having his own portrait painted.