Keanes at Natalie Wood's Home

(Original Caption) Double Image. Bel Air, California: Visitors to Natalie Wood's Bel Air, California, home are charmed by two prominently displayed portraits of the actress, one as a child and the other as as sophisticated siren. Naturally, they assume the pictures were painted many years apart. Actually, they were painted at the same time. Natalie posed for both pictures in joint sessions with Margaret and Walter Keane, man-and-wife artist team from San Francisco, who believe that portrait painting should reflect the personality of the subject as well as the features. They preferred to do their sketching and painting at Natalie's home as she pursued her normal activities, rather than have her pose rigidly in a chair. Margaret Keane saw Natalie as a pensive, sophisticated woman. Walter saw her as a wistful, wide-eyed waif. Both were probably right because the versatile actress can
(Original Caption) Double Image. Bel Air, California: Visitors to Natalie Wood's Bel Air, California, home are charmed by two prominently displayed portraits of the actress, one as a child and the other as as sophisticated siren. Naturally, they assume the pictures were painted many years apart. Actually, they were painted at the same time. Natalie posed for both pictures in joint sessions with Margaret and Walter Keane, man-and-wife artist team from San Francisco, who believe that portrait painting should reflect the personality of the subject as well as the features. They preferred to do their sketching and painting at Natalie's home as she pursued her normal activities, rather than have her pose rigidly in a chair. Margaret Keane saw Natalie as a pensive, sophisticated woman. Walter saw her as a wistful, wide-eyed waif. Both were probably right because the versatile actress can
Keanes at Natalie Wood's Home
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18 November, 1961
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