Duncan Grant, Portrait of John Maynard Keynes, 1917, Charleston, Art Funded 2005
© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2022
Portrait of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) painted at Charleston during the First World War where Keynes is reputed to be drafting a crucial telegram negotiating an American loan to secure Britain's wartime survival.
The artist and sitter were lovers from 1908 and remained good friends after.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of John Maynard Keynes, 1917-1918
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
56.5 x 46.3 cm
Grant
30,000
Total cost
120,000
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