John Bellany
John Bellany, 1942 - 2013. Artist (Self-portrait)
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artist:John BellanyScottish (1942 - 2013)
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title:John Bellany, 1942 - 2013. Artist (Self-portrait)
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date created:Dated 1988
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materials:Watercolour with some black chalk on paper
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measurements:56.50 x 76.80 cm (slightly irregular)
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credit line:Purchased 1990
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accession number:PG 2809
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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John Bellany
John Bellany
Bellany was born in the fishing village of Port Seton, near Edinburgh. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art and at the Royal College of Art, London. His work of the 1960s and 1970s dealt with original sin, guilt, sex and death. His characteristic paintings are large compositions featuring his own...
