Self Portrait at Cricklewood

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Ruth Borchard Collection

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The self portrait shows Howard in his studio, a brush resting in his hand, his unseen left hand maybe raised in the act of painting. Though informal in his open-necked white shirt, the artist is upright in posture and seems self-absorbed. Daylight streaming from a window hews out strong facial features. His eyes seem impenetrably dark. The sensual mouth is still. The face gives little away. Above, hangs some shadowy portrait and other indiscernible pictures. The mantelpiece portrait seems to proclaim the centrality of the human figure. The muted palette of grey-yellow walls and black-brown sweater contrasts with the geometric yellow bands on the wall and the ruddy fireplace tones. During the war, Howard sketched in the air-raid shelter beneath a factory.

The Ruth Borchard Collection

Title

Self Portrait at Cricklewood

Date

1961

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61 x W 31 cm

Accession number

PCF62

Acquisition method

acquired by Ruth Borchard as part of the original collection

Work type

Painting

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The Ruth Borchard Collection

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