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Encountering Pat Larter for the first time, people often said: “I’m sure I’ve met you before somewhere.” Most probably it was in one of the many versions of Pat painted by her husband, Richard Larter. Once seen, these pictures were hard to forget.
Pat Larter in a still from Get Arted, in 1981.
Credit:Richard Larter
It’s not unusual for an artist to take his wife as muse and model. Edward Hopper’s spouse, Jo, appears in numerous paintings. Bonnard is famous for his portraits of Marthe, who never seemed to age. But I can’t think of an artist any time, anywhere, who could rival Richard Larter for the sheer quantity of images of his wife. Neither has there ever been a wife willing to adopt so many lewd, erotic and downright kinky poses.