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Four artists have been shortlisted for the BP Portrait Award. The Universe by Saul Robertson depicts the artist in his painting garb. The winner will be announced on June 13.

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Giulietta Coates by London-based Dean Marsh is an "honest" portrait of the artist's girlfriend. The winner gets �25,000 plus a �4,000 commission.

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Monkey Painting by Irish painter Conor Walton is the artist's modern reworking of the 17th Century ape painting genre.

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Gregory Cumins' entry is a portrait of Richard Deacon, who taught the artist sculpture at Paris's �cole Nationale Sup�rieure des Beaux-Arts.