About this artwork
When the Queen Street Café opened at the Scottish National Portrait in January 1991, John Bellany painted this picture where it was displayed for a number of years. While most of the figures are imaginary, the features of Dr Duncan Thomson, Keeper of the Gallery between 1982 and 1997, are easily recognisable. Bellany included a self-portrait in the painting - he is the figure dressed in stripes on the top right.
Updated before 2020
-
artist:John Bellany (1942 - 2013) Scottish
-
title:Queen Street Cafe
-
date created:Unknown
-
measurements:Framed: 186.50 x 166.50 x 7.80 cm
-
object type:
-
credit line:Long Loan in
-
accession number:PGL 2442
-
gallery:
-
artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Tell us what you think.
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...
