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Born in Suffolk, Hambling graduated from the Slade School of Art in 1969. Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery collection include Dorothy Hodgkin and George Melly. In 1995 she won the Jerwood Prize for Painting jointly with Patrick Caulfield. She is known both for her bold handling of paint and public sculptures including Oscar Wilde (1998), situated nearby in Adelaide Street and Scallop (for Benajmin Britten, 2003) on Aldeburgh beach, Suffolk. Maggi Hambling studied at Camberwell (1964–1967), with Cedric Morris and Lett Haines, and at the Slade (1967–1969). She was the first Artist in Residence at the National Gallery in 1980–1981 and is known for her expressive response to her sitters and to the natural world. In this self-portrait, the artist has painted herself with three arms to hold her three essentials of life: a cigarette, a drink and a paintbrush.
Title
Maggi Hambling
Date
1977–1978
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 152 x W 175 cm
Accession number
6562
Acquisition method
Given by Imperial Tobacco Ltd, 1992
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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