‘Among the best is Chantal Joffe, who remembers realising while she was studying at the Royal College of Art in the early 1990s not only that she could paint her parents, but that it was a good way of contemplating her relationship with them. Ever since, she has committed herself and the rest of her family to canvas again and again.’ –
Chloë Ashby
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Real Families: Stories of Change is on view at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge until 7 January 2024.
Image:
Chantal Joffe
Esme on the Sofa 1, 2022
Oil on board
61.4 x 45.8 cm
24 1/8 x 18 in
24 1/8 x 18 in
© Chantal Joffe
Courtesy Chantal Joffe and Victoria Miro
October 9 2023
