Portrait of Angela Merkel unveiled at museum in Berlin
Jérémie Queyras, the artist, said he hoped viewers would ‘immediately recognise [Angela] Merkel in the picture’. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenJérémie Queyras, the artist, said he hoped viewers would ‘immediately recognise [Angela] Merkel in the picture’. For hours at a time, while Jérémie Queyras painted her portrait, they bonded, Merkel has said, chatting “about all and sundry”.
- ▪Jérémie Queyras, the artist, said he hoped viewers would ‘immediately recognise [Angela] Merkel in the picture’.
- ▪Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenJérémie Queyras, the artist, said he hoped viewers would ‘immediately recognise [Angela] Merkel in the picture’.
- ▪For hours at a time, while Jérémie Queyras painted her portrait, they bonded, Merkel has said, chatting “about all and sundry”.
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Jérémie Queyras, the artist, said he hoped viewers would ‘immediately recognise [Angela] Merkel in the picture’. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenJérémie Queyras, the artist, said he hoped viewers would ‘immediately recognise [Angela] Merkel in the picture’. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/GettyAngela MerkelPortrait of Angela Merkel unveiled at museum in BerlinPainting by Jérémie Queyras shows former German chancellor in trademark jacket – at a time of nostalgia for her ruleKate Connolly in BerlinFri 3 Jul 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOver months they met secretly in a studio in the government quarter of central Berlin – a young artist and his subject, the former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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