Aboudia & Christian Furr (Collaboration), 'Untitled', 2017, unique oil pastel and mixed media on paper, signed by both collaborating artists in pencil, dated in pencil; sheet: 43 x 33cm

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Christian Furr

In 1995, aged 28, Christian Furr became the youngest artist to paint HM Queen Elizabeth II after the Queen personally chose him to be commissioned by the Royal Overseas League. Furr’s successive works have graced the walls of The National Portrait Gallery, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Saatchi Gallery, and in the private collection at the Vatican. In 2004 Furr was awarded the Association of Colleges’ Award at the House of Commons in London given to further education alumni who have gone on to excellence in their chosen field. In 2019 he had a mid-career retrospective at the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum. Highly sought after for his painting and portrait commissions, the painter simultaneously follows the strong tradition of representation in British modern and contemporary Art throughout his oeuvre. He is collected privately and features in permanent collections around the world. His most recent paintings include a 2.7m painting of the Serpentine and Hyde Park which hangs in the newly refurbished Dorchester lobby, and a 4 x 3m painting which is a Trompe-l'œil tapestry depicting early settlers arriving in the bay of Singapore. This work hangs in the Singapore Edition. His collaboration with Aboudia in 2017 is one of the joint collections of works he has created with other artists including the neon artist Chris Bracey and the photographer Gered Mankowitz.