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Portrait of Alec Stewart



Date:
2000
Object Number:
M.2000.TN.104
Creator
Andy Pankhurst (artist)
Material
oil on canvas
Size
122 x 92 cm
Digital reference
Lord's press release
Object name
painting
Object category
pictures

Description

Three quarter length, frontal, seated portrait of Stewart. Wearing white MCC touring sweater with red, yellow and navy trim. Seated on white bench on the Pavilion balcony at Lord’s Cricket Ground, Tavern and Mound Stands in Background.

Display caption

Portrait of Alec Stewart (1963-), 2000 Andy Pankhurst (1968-) Oil on canvas Seated on the Pavilion concourse at Lord’s, Surrey and England top-order batsman and wicket-keeper Alec Stewart is shown facing the opposite direction to his team-mate Michael Atherton, painted at the same time to celebrate their partnership. In the summer of 2000, Stewart and Atherton both played their 100th Test against West Indies at Old Trafford. Stewart marked the occasion with an innings of 105. One of Stewart’s greatest achievements came at Barbados in 1994 when innings of 118 and 143 helped England claim a first win over West Indies at the Kensington Oval in 59 years. Artist Andy Pankhurst is inspired by sunny post-impressionist scenes. Here he examines the ‘bounced light’ from the block of lime green, representing the pitch, in Stewart’s white MCC shirt and upturned shirt. The portrait is twinned with Michael Atherton facing the opposite direction. MCC Collections: Commission, 2000 M.2000.TN.104
Association:
Alec James Stewart (sitter)
Andy Pankhurst (artist)
Related objects:
M.2000.TN.103 : Portrait of Michael Atherton
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP484 : Past Commissions
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP660 : Curator's Papers (Stephen Green)