Jeff Stultiens (1944–2023) was a British portrait artist born in Blackpool. He grew up in an artistic household: his father, Thomas Stultiens  (1903–1965), and his mother, Kate Stultiens, née Whittaker (1907–1980), were both artists who strongly influenced his early interest in painting. Carrying forward this creative legacy, Stultiens studied at the Camberwell School of Art in the 1960s under the guidance of R. B. Kitaj. In 1991 he was elected to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and his works are now held in the National Portrait Gallery, Oriel College (Oxford), Girton College (Cambridge), the Royal Society, the Royal College of Physicians, and the Royal Academy of Music, among others.

One of Stultiens’ most celebrated works is his portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, painted in 2003 to mark her Golden Jubilee. Commissioned by Oriel College, the 2.3-meter-high canvas shows the Queen in garter robes and was based on six sittings at Buckingham Palace. He painted other significant figures, including Cardinal Basil Hume, further establishing his reputation as one of Britain’s foremost portraitists.

I have a number of artworks from the studio of Jeff Stultiens, including life drawings by Jeff Stultiens, as well as drawings, paintings, and printmaking by his parents, Thomas and Kate Stultiens. This listing is for a single paper, as detailed below.

Watercolour with detail in black biro on wove paper attrib. to Kate Stultiens, unsigned. View across the beach towards an male artist (possibly  Thomas) Reasonable condition with age toning and other minor marks / blemishes /paint spots to sky.

Whereas Thomas Stultiens was a talented landscape painter and Jeff Stultiens a gifted portrait artist, Kate seemed to specialize more in botanical work and printmaking. This piece comes from a portfolio of her work, with a number of papers being signed. They are listed individually on the shop home page, under the category 'Kate Stultiens, nee Whittaker'

Paper measures 25.2cm x 35.5cm