Artist
John Lucas
John Lucas is a Realism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Ireland.
John Lucas kept painting the same man’s face for decades, but not because he lacked ideas, he just couldn’t stop noticing how the years carved new lines around Wellington’s mouth. The trick? Lucas used thin glazes of oil so the skin really looked lived-in, not painted on.
Check out his Portrait of Arthur Wellesley at the National Gallery in London; the stubble on Wellington’s jaw makes you feel the weight of Waterloo.
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