Comment The problem with portraits Hettie Judah 2 January 2025 Denise and Olivia (2019; detail), Chantal Joffe. Courtesy the artist/Victoria Miro; © the artist Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Already a subscriber? Contact us for help with your access Keep reading from just$16 every 3 months Subscribe today for unlimited and exclusive access to the most incisive art writing available. Every issue delivered directly to you Unlimited reading on the website – updated every day Access to exclusive web only articles Over 200 digital issues in the Apollo archive Email newsletters every week Or Unlock three articles a month Register for free to read more REGISTER Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Recommended for you In the studio with… Chantal Joffe The painter offers a glimpse of her canalside studio in London, where she works alone save for her portrait sitters – and a stuffed toy camel on wheels What does the National Portrait Gallery say about Britain today? The museum has reopened with a new entrance and a complete rehang of the collection – but there’s no getting away from its founding purpose Capital gains: how Gainsborough took London by storm When the painter finally moved to the capital, he was quick to make the most of the opportunities on offer
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The problem with portraits
Denise and Olivia (2019; detail), Chantal Joffe. Courtesy the artist/Victoria Miro; © the artist
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In the studio with… Chantal Joffe
The painter offers a glimpse of her canalside studio in London, where she works alone save for her portrait sitters – and a stuffed toy camel on wheels
What does the National Portrait Gallery say about Britain today?
The museum has reopened with a new entrance and a complete rehang of the collection – but there’s no getting away from its founding purpose
Capital gains: how Gainsborough took London by storm
When the painter finally moved to the capital, he was quick to make the most of the opportunities on offer