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Anthony Connolly RP

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Annunziata 2020 (Work in progress)

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Anthony Connolly RP
Oil
60 x 50 cm framed
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2020
Available for collection: 
9 September 2020

Nude with Book: A Portrait of Dr Victoria Bateman

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Anthony Connolly RP
Oil
140 x 140 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2019

Catherine 2017

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Anthony Connolly RP
Oil
110 x 75 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2018

OC 2017 (edition of 25, 25 available)

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Anthony Connolly RP
Etching (A/P)
50 x 40 cm
Related exhibition:
New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2017

Memento

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Anthony Connolly RP
Oil
65 x 40 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2017

Cecily

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Anthony Connolly RP
Oil
40 x 25 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2016

Annunziata

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Anthony Connolly RP
Oil
50 cm x 40 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2015

About Anthony Connolly RP

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Artist details

Artist's Statement

I think that we all have a kind of signature pose; the way each of us settles into a chair, for instance, is different. That is the kind of difference I try to take hold of in my painting. I am interested in the differences we exchange.

Method of Working

The process of making a portrait always begins with a discussion. Consideration is given to all the elements that the picture might eventually contain. The outcome will be a collaboration in some degree but finally the artist has to take responsibility, he has to make his mark.I prefer to work entirely from life but I do realise that the sitter may not always be able to make the necessary commitment. Consequently, I am prepared to make use of photographic reference together with actual sittings. In this scenario a substantial part of the painting can be completed in my studio. Sittings would be scheduled at different stages of the process and to suit the client.Once the proposal has been agreed a timetable will be set. During the initial sitting I would typically make some sketches in oil or pencil to refine the proposal. If working just from life, I would normally need about twenty-five hours to complete a half-length painting in oils. A drawing will normally require between six and eight hours.

Biographical Details

1978-81 Studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College.

Taught Art and Design in various capacities for more than 20 years.

Teaches part-time at Bryanston School.

Society Memberships

Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

The Prince of Wales Prize for Portrait Drawing, 2004.

Exhibitions

Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2018
New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2017
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2017
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2016
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2015
New English Art Club Annual Open Exhibition 2014

Other exhibitions

2008 The Kitsch Biennale, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich.

2007 There is no Reciprocity, ABA Gallery, London.

2007 Self-Portrait, The Bulldog Trust, London.

2006 GMAC, Paris.

2006/07 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, Painters Hall, London.

2006 Originals, Mall Galleries, London.

2006 Marc de Corte Gallery, Ghent.

2005-08 Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.

2005 ARTEXPO, Antwerp.

Commissions

Price guide

Oil

20 x 16 inches: 
£3,000
24 x 20 inches: 
£4,000
30 x 25 inches: 
£6,000
36 x 28 inches: 
£7,000
40 x 30 inches: 
£8,000
50 x 40 inches: 
£10,000
60 x 40 inches: 
£15,000

Drawing

20 x 16 inches: 
£1,200
20 x 24 inches: 
£1,500
36 x 28 inches: 
£2,000

Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1

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