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Reginald Gray (artist)
Reginald Gray (1930 – 29 March 2013) was an Irish portrait artist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Self-Portrait at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Paris )〕 He studied at The National College of Art (1953) and then moved to London, becoming part of the School of London led by Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach. In 1960, he painted a portrait of Bacon which now hangs in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London.〔〔(Reginald Gray page ) at the National Portrait Gallery〕 He subsequently painted portraits from life of writers, musicians and artists such as Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Brendan Behan, Garech Browne, Derry O'Sullivan, Alfred Schnittke, Ted Hughes, Rupert Everett and Yves Saint Laurent. In 1993 Gray had a retrospective exhibition at UNESCO Paris and in 2006, his portrait "The White Blouse" won the Sandro Botticelli Prize in Florence, Italy.〔〔
==Life==
Born in Dublin, Gray grew up on Grove Avenue in Blackrock. His father worked for the Guinness company.〔 Gray studied at All Saints, Blackrock, the Blackrock Technical Institute and the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.〔〔(Gray Profile ) at the Saatchi Gallery online〕
After a short period he left to study under Cecil ffrench Salkeld ARHA.〔〔 At the age of nineteen Gray joined The Dublin Atelier, a small group of painters who exhibited at The Dublin Painters Gallery.〔''Irish Press'' (Dublin), 11 April 1953; Art critic James White (later Director of The National Gallery, Ireland) write that "Reginald Gray has the unmistakable mark of integrity, he will not rest content with a borrowed image, but seeks for a unique and personal vision, the aim of all great artists."〕 During this period Gray was inspired by the early works of the French painter Bernard Buffet who had won the Prix de la critique, in Paris in 1948 at the age of 20.
Gray had a studio on Leeson Street in the early 1950s. There he made a wash drawing of the artist Patrick Swift which he used as a base for a large canvas homage to the painter some years later.〔''The Week''. The Week Publications Inc., 28 August 2004; "Review of Reviews: Art p. 26, "Grays sombre elegant Homage to the Artist Patrick Swift (2002) - in which he recalls the painter as a young man - is an unforgettable image"〕 Gray's first paid work was a commission by University College Dublin to design the setting and costumes for their production of ''The King's Threshold'' by W.B. Yeats. The lead in the play was given to the young actor-poet John Jordan. During the preparations and rehearsals Gray painted a portrait of Jordan which now hangs in the collection of The Dublin Writers Museum. At this point the artist Cecil ffrench Salkeld ARHA (Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy) took an interest in Gray, and gave him a room in his Dublin home where Gray studied old master techniques. Salkeld was visited by writers, painters and musicians, such as Brian O'Nolan, Arland Ussher, Francis Stuart, Marten Cumberland and John Beckett, cousin of Samuel. Gray painted John Beckett during this period and the portrait now hangs in St. Columba's College, Dublin, where Beckett had his first music lessons. Gray became a close friend of Brendan Behan and was asked to be best man at Behan's wedding.〔〔O'Sullivan, Michael. (1999) "Brendan Behan a life" Robert Rinehart. New York. pp190-191. ISBN 1-56833-187-8〕 Gray designed many settings for The Pike Theatre〔''Aesthetica''. (Contemporary Writing Art Music Film) ISSN 1743-2715. Issue May/June. 2006. p. 23; "After studies at The National College of Art, Gray became designer for The Pike and Gate Theatres in Dublin and The Lyric Theatre in London () in February, 2002 Gray was elected an official member of The American Society of Portrait Artists. (ASOPA)"〕 including the production of ''The Rose Tattoo''〔Evening Mail. Dublin. 13 May 1957. Theatre critic R.M.Fox on "The Rose Tattoo" "To have presented such a play without a hitch on the tiny Pike stage reflects great credit on Reginald Gray's settings and Alan Simpson's production."〕 by Tennessee Williams. After the success in Dublin, the play was transferred to The Grand Opera House, Belfast and Gray travelled there to redesign and create the much larger settings need for the bigger stage. ''Look Back in Anger'' by John Osborne was at the same time running at the Opera House and Gray befriended and sketched the leading actress Jocelyn Britton. Later he designed the sets for ''Nekrassov''〔''Evening Mail'' (Dublin), 31 October 1956; Theatre critic R M Fox, writing on ''Nekrassov'', "Settings by Reginald Gray were attractive and ingenious."〕 by Jean-Paul Sartre which was mounted at The Gate Theatre. Gray later went on a tour of Ireland with The Dublin Repertory Theatre Company designing their productions, including ''The Wood of the Whispering'' by M. J. Molloy.
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