The first prize of the competition of the National Portrait Gallery UK artist has received from South Africa Susan du Toit for a portrait of his son

SUSAN du Toit Peter.
2013 Oil on canvas. 108 x 83
Source: npg.org.uk

Announced the winner of the BP Portrait Award National Portrait Gallery UK. They became an artist from South Africa Susan du Toit (Susanne du Toit), za-nominated portrait of her 35-year-old son Peter. winner will receive the grand prize, sponsored by British Petroleum, in the amount of 30,000 pounds.

native of Du Toit of South Africa, now living in Berkshire, said she gave him a complete freedom in choosing poses for a portrait. only thing she asked him, it does not hide his hands. According to the artist, the model's body conveys no less sense than the person.

second prize of 10,000 pounds went to 58-year-old artist John Devane from Coventry for a portrait of his Children and Adolescents "Time of uncertainty." Devane has already participated in the competition of the British Portrait Gallery in 1995 with his work "In the house cellist", but to get one of the main prizes he managed just this once.

Young Artist Award in the amount of 5,000 pounds, awarded authors in age from 18 to 30 years, received a 28-year-old Scot Owen Normand (Owen Normand) for a portrait of the girl in their Berlin home.

BP Portrait Award is awarded for 34 years in a row. This year, the competition came in 1969 applications from artists from 77 countries. Among them were selected 55 best portraits that are represented in the National Portrait Gallery as part of a temporary exhibition from 20 June to September 15, 2013.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources: telegraph.co.uk , artinvestment.ru