Washington
(ANI):
A
portrait
of
the
late
actor
Heath
Ledger
is
in
competition
to
land
the
prestigious
Archibald
Prize.
The
portrait,
titled
Heath
and
painted
by
Ledger's
friend
Vincent
Fantauzzo,
is
one
of
249
entries
to
date
for
the
Archibald
Prize,
the
winner
of
which
is
to
be
decided
on
7
March
2008.
The
portrait
features
three
versions
of
the
actor
-
one
haunted-looking
rendition
in
the
center
of
the
canvas
flanked
by
two
whispering
figures
on
either
side.
According
to
Fantauzzo,
originally
one
of
the
side
figures
was
to
be
screaming,
but
the
artist
changed
his
concept,
worrying
that
it
would
dominate
the
central
figure,
which
he
intended
to
be
the
focus.
"The
whispering,
the
voices,
the
frustration
or
something
comical
-
they
[represent]
different
ways
that
we
might
be
thinking
in
our
own
mind," People
quoted
Fantauzzo,
as
telling
The
Daily
Telegraph.
Painted
at
Ledger's
family's
Perth
home
in
December,
Fantauzzo
said
the
two
men
collaborated
on
the
concept
together.
Ledger
sat
for
the
portrait,
even
signing
a
form
to
vouch
for
its
authenticity
and
qualify
the
piece
for
an
Archibald
Prize."He
signed
it
in
the
wrong
spot," Fantauzzo
remembered.