Christopher Nevinson
- Artist: Barney Seale
- Date: 1930
- Medium: bronze
- Dimensions: 20 1/8 in. x 19 1/8 in. (512 mm x 485 mm) overall
- Portrays: Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
This bronze bust from 1930 shows Christopher Nevinson, the painter and journalist who served as a war artist in 1917. The sculptor Barney Seale captures him standing with a palette tucked into his hand—a hint at his artistic life. Notice the polished bronze surface that gives the head a warm glow, and how the details of his beard and eyes are rendered to reveal both likeness and character. This piece is one of several portraits in our collection that celebrate Nevinson’s work in early twentieth‑century British art.
See it in person
Christopher Nevinson is in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
