Join artist Jonathan Yeo as he reflects on a remarkable collection of 20th-century portraiture—one he compares to the great museums of the world.
Drawing on his experience as a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, Yeo shares why he believes this collection stands at a truly world-class level, featuring works by some of the most important portrait artists of the last century, discussing the enduring power of portraiture and our instinctive fascination with faces—an evolutionary impulse that shapes how we read and understand one another.
Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Amedeo Modigliani, and others in the Lewis Collection highlight how each approached the human form, psychology, and identity and prove great portraiture goes beyond likeness. It captures something deeper: a moment of human connection.
Masterpieces from The Lewis Collection will come to auction on 24 June.
