Tony Bevan
Selected works
Tony Bevan
L.A. Louver, 2012
Tony Bevan / 
Red Interior, 2011 / 
charcoal, pigment and acrylic on canvas / 
108 x 96 in. (274.3 x 243.8 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Self-Portrait, 2012 / 
pigment and acrylic on canvas / 
35.8 x 37.4 in. (91 x 95 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Tree (no 2), 2012 / 
pigment and acrylic on canvas / 
94.1 x 130 in. (239 x 331 cm)
Messerschmidt and Modernity
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2012
Tony Bevan / 
Self-Portrait after Messerschmidt, 2010 / 
acrylic and charcoal on canvas / 
38 1/4 x 39 in. (97 x 99 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Self-Portrait after Messerschmidt, 2010 / 
acrylic and charcoal on canvas / 
157 x 132 in. (398.8 x 335.3 cm)
Recent paintings
Tony Bevan / 
Head (PC0615), 2006 / 
acrylic on canvas / 
33 x 45 1/4 in. (83.8 x 114.9 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Studio Tower (PC0618), 2006 / 
acrylic & charcoal on canvas / 
102 1/2 x 65 in. (260.4 x 165.1 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Table Top (PC061), 2006 / 
acrylic, pigment and charcoal on canvas / 
75 x 95 in. (190.5 x 241.3 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Table Top (PC0610), 2006 / 
acrylic on canvas / 
63 1/2 x 83 1/4 in. (161.3 x 211.5 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Head and Neck (PC0710), 2007 / 
acrylic & charcoal on canvas / 
79 1/2 x 62 1/4 in. (201.9 x 158.1 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Studio Tower (PC0711), 2007 / 
acrylic & charcoal on canvas / 
114 x 65 1/4 in. (289.6 x 165.7 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Studio Tower (PC0713), 2007 / 
acrylic & charcoal on canvas / 
144 x 98 in. (365.8 x 248.9 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Interior (PC085), 2008 / 
acrylic on canvas / 
73 x 101 in. (185.4 x 256.5 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Self Portrait (PC098), 2009 / 
acrylic and charcoal on canvas / 
59 x 67 1/2 in. (149.9 x 171.5 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Stones (PC0813), 2009 / 
acrylic pigment and charcoal on canvas / 
67 1/4 x 64 1/4 in. (170.8 x 163.2 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Self-Portrait after Messerschmidt, 2010 / 
acrylic and charcoal on canvas / 
36 1/4 x 34 1/4 in (92 x 87 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Self-Portrait after Messerschmidt, 2010 / 
acrylic and charcoal on canvas / 
38 3/16 x 38 3/16 in (97 x 97 cm)
Works on paper and graphics
Tony Bevan / 
Portrait of Alfred Brendel, 2004 / 
charcoal on paper / 
23 3/4 x 17 in. (60.3 x 43.2 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Corridor, 2006 / 
charcoal and acrylic on paper / 
Paper: 47 3/4 x 33 3/4 in. (121.3 x 85.7 cm) / 
Framed: 52 3/8 x 38 1/4 in. (133 x 97.2 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Corridor, 2006 / 
charcoal and acrylic on paper / 
Paper: 47 3/4 x 33 3/4 in. (121.3 x 85.7 cm) / 
Framed: 52 3/8 x 38 1/4 in. (133 x 97.2 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Heads Horizon, 2007 / 
etching / 
Image: 31 x 31 7/8 in. (79 x 81 cm) / 
Paper: 41 x 41 in. (104.1 x 104.1 cm) Edition 11 of 12
Tony Bevan / 
Head, 2007 / 
etching / 
Image: 23 3/4 x 38 3/4 in. (60.5 x 98.5 cm) / 

Paper: 33 1/4 x 47 1/2 in. (84.5 x 120.7 cm) / 
Edition 3 of 12
Tony Bevan / 
Head, 2007 / 
etching / 
Image: 23 5/8 x 18 in. (60 x 46 cm) / 
Paper: 33 1/2 x 27 1/8 in. (85.1 x 68.9 cm) / 
Edition 3 of 12
Tony Bevan / 
Table Top, 2007 / 
etching / 
Image: 7 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (18.5 x 20 cm) / 
Paper: 16 3/4 x 16 in. (42.5 x 40.6 cm) / 
Edition 2 of 12
Tony Bevan / 
Table Top, 2007 / 
etching / 
Image: 7 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (18.5 x 20 cm) / 
Paper: 16 3/4 x 16 in. (42.5 x 40.6 cm) / 
Edition 1 of 12
Tony Bevan / 
Table Top, 2007 / 
etching / 
Image: 7 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (18.5 x 20 cm) / 
Paper: 13 7/8 x 13 1/4 in. (35.2 x 33.7 cm) / 
Edition 7 of 12
Early work
Tony Bevan / 
Portrait Boy / 
acrylic and powdered pigment on canvas / 
69 3/4 x 45 3/4 in. (177.2 x 116.2 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Girlfriends, 1985 / 
powdered pigment & acrylic on canvas / 
65 1/2 x 82 in. (166.4 x 208.3 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Throat (Pink), 1985 / 
charcoal and pigment on paper / 
Paper: 52 x 38 in. (132.1 x 96.5 cm) / 
Framed: 59 x 39 in. (149.9 x 99.1 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Figure of a man, 1987 / 
pastel and powdered pigment on paper / 
25 x 17 1/2 in. (63.5 x 44.5 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Head, 1987 / 
acrylic and powdered pigment on canvas / 
32 1/4 x 26 1/2 in. (81.9 x 67.3 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Locked Fingers, 1988 / 
powdered pigment & acrylic on canvas / 
70 1/2 x 63 1/2 in. (179.1 x 161.3 cm)
Tony Bevan / 
Double Portrait (4 parts - backs and doors), 1990 / 
acryic & powdered pigment on paper / 
each 24 x 34 in (61 x 86.4 cm) (4 parts)
Tony Bevan / 
Portrait Man, 1993 / 
oil and powdered pigment on canvas / 
34 x 26 1/2 in. (86.4 x 67.3 cm)
Bio

1951 Born, Bradford, England
Lives and works in London, England

Education:
1968 - 1971 Bradford School of Art
1971 - 1978 Goldsmiths College, London
1974 postgraduate work at Slade School of Fine Art

biography
Portrait of Tony  Bevan. .
Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions
6 Sep - 6 Oct 2012
Gallery exhibition
20 Oct - 24 Nov 2007
Gallery exhibition
27 Mar - 25 Apr 1998
Gallery exhibition
14 Jul - 19 Aug 1995
Gallery exhibition
Selected museum exhibitions
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center
Los Angeles, CA
24 Jul - 14 Oct 2012
Museum exhibition
National Portrait Gallery
London, UK
20 Mar - 11 Dec 2011
Museum exhibition
Frist Center for Visual Arts
Nashville, TN
23 Jan - 10 May 2009
Museum exhibition
Royal Academy of Arts
London, England
11 Jun - 19 Aug 2007
Museum exhibition
Selected articles
Ellis-Petersen, Hannah. "Tony Bevan: Trees and Archives interview - organic, geometric, and human." The Guardian. 2 Dec 2014.
theguardian.com | full article, PDF
"Tony Bevan: Recent Paintings." Artweek.LA. 31 Aug 2012.
full article, PDF
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