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Nikolaus Pevsner

Hans Schwarz

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (1902-1983), Art historian and architectural scholar.

The painting is based on drawings of Pevsner, commissioned from the artist by Penguin Books in commemoration of the sitter's 65th birthday.

exhibited 1969
Oil on board
1222.0 x 810.0mm
NPG 5726
Image and text © National Portrait Gallery, 2023

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