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Nicholas Harding: 28 Portraits

Exhibition essay

Sarah Engledow looks at three decades of Nicholas Harding's portraiture.

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Selected images

by Nicholas Harding David Marr, 2011
by Nicholas Harding David Marr, 2011
by Nicholas Harding Lynne Watkins asleep in Paris, 2013
by Nicholas Harding Lynne Watkins asleep in Paris, 2013
by Nicholas Harding Lynne in Vienna, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Lynne in Vienna, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Lynne asleep in Vienna, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Lynne asleep in Vienna, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #2
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #2
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #9
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #9
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #5
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #5
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #6
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #6
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #1
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #1
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #3
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #3
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #7
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #7
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #8
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #8
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #4
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #4
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #10
by Nicholas Harding Sketch on airline refuse bag #10
by Nicholas Harding Sam asleep in Madrid, 2005
by Nicholas Harding Sam asleep in Madrid, 2005
by Nicholas Harding Eddy Avenue, 2001
by Nicholas Harding Eddy Avenue, 2001
Study for John Bell as King Lear
Nicholas Harding Study for John Bell as King Lear 1998-2001 © Nicholas Harding
by Nicholas Harding John Bell as King Lear oil on Belgian linen, 2001
by Nicholas Harding John Bell as King Lear oil on Belgian linen, 2001
by Nicholas Harding John Bell sitting on bed
by Nicholas Harding John Bell sitting on bed
by Nicholas Harding John Bell
by Nicholas Harding John Bell
by Nicholas Harding Profile of Hugo Weaving, 2011
by Nicholas Harding Profile of Hugo Weaving, 2011
by Nicholas Harding Hugo Weaving seated, 2011
by Nicholas Harding Hugo Weaving seated, 2011
by Graham Jepson Hugo Weaving and Nicholas Harding, 2015
by Graham Jepson Hugo Weaving and Nicholas Harding, 2015
Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving)
Nicholas Harding Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving) 2011 © Nicholas Harding
by Nicholas Harding Geoffrey Rush, 2015
by Nicholas Harding Geoffrey Rush, 2015
Richard Roxburgh
Nicholas Harding Richard Roxburgh 2014 © Nicholas Harding
by Nicholas Harding Cannamara still life (Hugo's wildflowers), 2015
by Nicholas Harding Cannamara still life (Hugo's wildflowers), 2015
by Nicholas Harding Edie Watkins, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Edie Watkins, 2016
Nicholas Harding Anna Volska and Georgia 2015
Nicholas Harding Anna Volska and Georgia 2015
by Nicholas Harding Megan Washington in ¾ profile, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Megan Washington in ¾ profile, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Peter Weiss with compositional additions
by Nicholas Harding Peter Weiss with compositional additions
by Nicholas Harding Peter Weiss, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Peter Weiss, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Cut Peonies, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Cut Peonies, 2016
by Nicholas Harding Brachina Riverbed, 2017
by Nicholas Harding Brachina Riverbed, 2017
by Nicholas Harding William Cowan, 2017
by Nicholas Harding William Cowan, 2017
Robert Drewe (in the swell)
Nicholas Harding Robert Drewe (in the swell) 2006 © Nicholas Harding
by Nicholas Harding John Feitelson, 2009
by Nicholas Harding John Feitelson, 2009
by Nicholas Harding Beached (Yuraygir self-portrait), 2015
by Nicholas Harding Beached (Yuraygir self-portrait), 2015
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