When: through April 10, 2016
If you want to see a piece that's part of the Portrait Gallery's "Celebrate" series, you have to hop right to it. The art comes and goes quickly. It's nice that there's always something new to see, but you run the risk of missing things. This portrait of actor Gregory Peck is only up for ten days, so if you're a fan, you need to hurry over there, or you'll miss out.
Like the picture of Nancy Reagan that was in this space previously, this representation of an actual person is getting nothing like the attention afforded to Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood. I've discussed this phenomenon earlier, so won't travel the same ground again.
Peck's "quiet strength [and] resolve" come through in this painting, which was done in 1991, portraying him in his later years. Peck, in addition to his many acting roles, was also a strong advocate of gun control and protested against the Vietnam War.
This portrait has an unfinished feel to it - Peck's face is complete, but his jacket and the painting's background look a bit slapdash to me. Perhaps it's meant to show Peck as the controlled man rising out of the chaos around him?
Verdict: A fine portrait that reminds me of the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird," and not of the book Go Set a Watchman.
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