At EAT, we were surprised and curiously touched to receive an email intended for the Hon Sir Mr Tony Addinall yesterday evening, and asked to pass it on to him.
The Hon Sir is, of course, chairman at Badgers, the highly successful property business in and around greater London.
The email is apparently from an Indian artist called Hemant Bhavsar who says he sells his portraits worldwide to people like Bill Gates, and various sheikhs and princes.
And now he has done a portrait of the Hon Sir Mr Tony Addinall, no less.
This may come as a surprise to the Badgers boss, but the artist tracked him down on the internet where he was “very much pleased” to read about his achievements and rather handily, found a photograph. From this, he produced a painting which is a whacking great 36in by 24in, and put it in a “golden royal frame”.
The cost is a mere £750.
Can the Hon Sir Mr Tony Addinall possibly refuse to buy this work of art? After all, the artist says it is his favourite painting. Something to do with the eyes and expression, apparently, which are both fine and classic.
Anyway, we’ve forwarded the email to the intended recipient, although we’re a bit puzzled as to why Hemant Bhavsar tracked down his subject on the internet but then sent the email to EAT. So watch this space. Or perhaps watch the boardroom wall of Badgers for a Bollywood-style presentation of its chairman.
Meanwhile, we think you’ll like this website.
Comments
Agency Insider, Big T is a fine figure of a man. The town hall at Gerrards Cross could do no better than to accommodate an admittedly less than lifesize portrait of its local hero.
Is there any truth in the rumour that this 'artist' attempted the portrait of a certain Mr T. Kent - but had to abandon it when the 'whacking great 36in by 24in' canvas proved way too small to capture the whole of the subject?
Not very different to an agent contacting a potential vendor and saying they have a buyer. No doubt as soon as £750 changes hands, a child in a sweat shop or a computer aided machine will create the "masterpiece" in much te same way as, haing gained instructions, an agent will then find a buyer.
He has just refused to paint my portrait. Blooming cheek.