The portrait vote has been decided. The winner is the actor Stellan Skarsgård!
Up until 31 December, visitors to the exhibition, as well as everyone who follows us through various channels, were able to vote for the person they would most like to see portrayed as a new addition to the National Portrait Gallery, which is continuously expanding. Out of the 22 preselected candidates – ranging from researchers, actors and elite athletes to musicians – actor Stellan Skarsgård received the highest number of votes.
An existing photographic portrait taken by the German-born photographer Martin Schoeller (b. 1968) has now been acquired. The portrait of Skarsgård was taken in 2015 and is an intimate close-up. Schoeller began his career in Germany and later moved to the United States, where he developed a series of portraits of public figures, all photographed in the same consistent manner
Stellan Skarsgård. The portratit was created by photograper Martin Schoeller.
Once the Stellan Skarsgård portrait has been delivered from New York, it will be mounted and framed. The aim is to complete this in time for it to be shown in the exhibition Portraits! which runs until 15 March.