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Articles

Charles Saumarez Smith

Gillian Ayres RA (1930-2018)

Artists

> 3 years ago

“Immensely courageous”: a tribute to Gillian Ayres RA

Friends and colleagues remember the exceptional life and career of the painter Gillian Ayres RA, who passed away on 11 April 2018 aged 88.

Hauser & Wirth stand at Frieze London

RA Recommends

5 years ago

What to see at Frieze 2016

From Assyrian sculpture to a recreation of an artist’s atelier, the RA’s Charles Saumarez Smith and Sam Phillips pick their favourite things at this year’s Frieze fairs in London.

Charles Saumarez Smith in front of Giovanni Battista Moroni's 'Prospero Alessandri', c. 1560 (Oil on canvas, 105 x 83 cm. Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna)

Opinion

< 7 years ago

Point of view: What it’s like to sit for a portrait

As our exhibition of the great portraitist Giovanni Battista Moroni opens, the RA’s Charles Saumarez Smith reflects on the experience of having his own portrait painted.
John Glover, Mount Wellington and Hobart Town from Kangaroo Point

Opinion

> 7 years ago

RA down under

Charles Saumarez Smith, our Secretary and Chief Executive, was recently in Australia to visit ‘Genius and Ambition’, an exhibition of works from our collection on show at Bendigo Art Gallery.