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Portrait of John Maynard Keynes

Duncan Grant, 1917-1918

Duncan Grant, Portrait of John Maynard Keynes, 1917, Charleston, Art Funded 2005

Portrait of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) painted at Charleston during the First World War where Keynes is reputed to be drafting a crucial telegram negotiating an American loan to secure Britain's wartime survival.

The artist and sitter were lovers from 1908 and remained good friends after.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Portrait of John Maynard Keynes, 1917-1918

Date supported

2005

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

56.5 x 46.3 cm

Grant

30,000

Total cost

120,000

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