The artist was awarded for his portrait of his dead mother

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British artist Daphne Todd (Daphne Todd) won a prize BP, awarded for best picture, said The Guardian. 63-year-old artist painted his dead mother, who died at 100 years old.
Prize Winner BP earned money award - 25 thousand pounds. Todd became the oldest winner of the prize - a rule that artists over 40 can participate in the contest, was adopted only in 2009.

The artist formerly was president of the Royal community portraitists. She said that she drew her mother several times during his life, and felt it necessary to create and posthumous portrait of her that. Annie herself Todd has agreed to his posthumous image. The artist worked on the painting for three days before the funeral. According to Daphne Todd, the portrait upset some members of her family, in particular - his brother, who stopped with her razgovarivat. /lenta.ru