* JOHN BELLANY CBE RA HRSA (SCOTTISH 1942 - 2013), THE ACCORDIONIST (1967) oil on hardboard, signed 122cm x 91cm Framed Provenance: Acquired personally by the vendor from John Bellany in his London studio in 1967. The purchaser had known the artist from 1961 as fellow students at the Edinburgh College of Art. This painting has never been publicly exhibited or offered at auction. 'The Accordionist' was painted shortly after Bellany's traumatic but inspirational visit to Buchenwald. Note: It is well documented that Bellany used hardboard until 1969. ''In 1969 Bellany painted his second triptych Homage to John Knox. It brought together the principal themes in his work at the time and was heavily influenced by Max Beckmann's painting Departure. This was the last time Bellany painted on hardboard. He now began painting on canvas, which he found frustrating for the first six months until he got used to the 'tooth' of the surface. The change altered his technique. His use of glazes and meticulous handling were gradually replaced by a more modern and overtly expressionist style'',