N° d'objet
M.2009.27.1
Titre
Portrait of Kapil Dev
Date
2008
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Raison de la création
Commissioned to honour the 75th anniversary of the first All India Test tour to England in 1932,
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Description
Full length, frontal portrait of Kapil Dev tossing a ball. Wearing a sweater with gold star crest of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in the background.
Portrait of Kapil Dev (1959-), 2008
Stuart Pearson Wright (1975-)
Oil and flock on canvas
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev depicted on pitch at The Brabourne Stadium posing in formal shoes tossing a ball.
A prolific swing bowler and stylish, aggressive batter, Kapil Dev captained India to victory over the dominant West Indies in the 1983 Men’s Cricket World Cup Final at Lord’s. It was a match that inspired huge enthusiasm for the limited overs game in India with huge implications for the future of cricket. He and his team became national heroes.
Commissioned to honour the 75th anniversary of the first All India Test tour to England in 1932, MCC sent artist Stuart Pearson Wright to Mumbai to create portraits of three of India’s most prolific players. Wright, inspired by Surrealism, constructed many strange elements in this picture including the abstracted hand in motion, tilted pitch and bright electric sunlight.
MCC Collections: Commission, 2008
M.2009.27.1
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