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Portrait of Charles Napier Hemy

John Singer Sargent, 1905

Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth

Sargent painted this emotionally charged portrait of his friend Hemy after the tragic death of another friend earlier in the year. It is very different from the bravado style of Sargent's society portraits and is painted with an honest simplicity and compassionate warmth that places it firmly among his greatest masterpieces. Charles Napier Hemy was Falmouth's first Royal Academician and one of the founding members of the first Falmouth Art Gallery. Falmouth purchased a seascape by Hemy with an Art Fund grant in 2008.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Charles Napier Hemy, 1905

Date supported

2009

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

67.3 x 51.8 cm

Grant

62000

Total cost

285000

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