About this artwork

Alan Cumming is a renowned Scottish actor who enjoys an international reputation. Cumming studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and has appeared to critical acclaim in numerous films, television programmes and plays in Scotland, London and New York. He has also forged a reputation as a highly successful writer. This portrait is the winning commission for the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of The Year 2014 competition. Christian Hook, who is originally from Gibraltar, studied at Middlesex University and has lectured on the art of Illustration at the Royal College of Art.

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  • artist:
    Christian Hook (born 1972)
  • title:
    Alan Cumming, b.1965. Actor
  • date created:
    2014
  • materials:
    Oil on board
  • measurements:
    122.00 x 160.00 cm; Framed: 145.00 x 183.00 x 8.00 cm / 47.00 kg
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Commissioned by Sky Arts and presented to the National Galleries of Scotland in 2014
  • accession number:
    PG 3740
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Christian Hook

Christian Hook