Portrait of My Uncle, Joseph P. Allen IV
- Title: Portrait of My Uncle, Joseph P. Allen IV
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
- Size in Centimeters: 60 x 80
- Year: 2013
- Made in: Rome, Italy
- Collection of Joseph P. Allen IV
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- Portrait of My Uncle, Joseph P. Allen IV, Detail
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- Left: the painting after the sitting from life; right: the painting after completion with the assistance of photos.
My third attempt at the BP National Portrait Gallery competition (2014). Given the poetic paradox between medium and subject matter (oil-portrait-meets-astronaut), I thought my chances were good. Again rejected.
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