The controversial artist taught himself to paint while recovering from lymphoma in his early twenties
, revealing a striking red oil painting with the King wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel almost 50 years ago.
“It’s the most progressive royal portrait done from life in a very long time,” Mr Mould added. “It depicts continuity, mystery, a touch of divinity. The artist was born in London to former Conservative MP Tim Yeo and BBC radio producer Diane Helen Pickard. The controversial piece was assembled in 2007, four years after the US president invaded Iraq. While the painting was condemned by many, including Mr Bush himself, it led to the artist staging his first-ever solo show in America, entitled “Porn in the USA”.
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