Self-portraits, vivid paintings and diary notes by British artist Bryan Charnley (1949–1991) show the raw emotional and psychological landscape of mental illness.

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10th self-portrait.

9th self-portrait.

7th self-portrait.

Bryan Charnley : art & adversity / James Charnley.

3rd self-portrait.

13th self-portrait.

Broken windmill.

Where the soft winds blow.

Tree of life.

6th self-portrait.

1st self-portrait.

5th self-portrait.

Homage to Freud.

14th self-portrait.

Angel and straitjacket.

Nail schizophrene.

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Bryan Charnley

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Images by Bryan Charnley

Images featuring Bryan Charnley

Works from the collections

7th self-portrait.

14th self-portrait.

Angel and straitjacket.

3rd self-portrait.

Nail schizophrene.

Bryan Charnley

Images from the collections

Images by Bryan Charnley

Images featuring Bryan Charnley

Works from the collections

7th self-portrait.

14th self-portrait.

Angel and straitjacket.

3rd self-portrait.

Nail schizophrene.

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