29th May, 2022 12:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
BASS ROCK FABLE, AN OIL BY JOHN BELLANY
* JOHN BELLANY CBE RA HRSA (SCOTTISH 1942 - 2013),
BASS ROCK FABLE (Homage to David Brown)
oil on canvas, titled (bottom edge) and signed
overall size 76cm x 61cm
Unframed.
Provenance: Acquired by the current vendor at Christie's (London) 3rd July 2003 lot 569. Private London collection.
Note: "Bass Rock Fable" combines several Bellany "favourites". The Bass Rock, a puffin and a gannet (clearly female). David Brown was Curator of Tate Gallery (London) and one assumes that he arranged acquistions of works by Bellany which prompted this "homage". "Bass Rock Fable" is also the title of one of Bellany's best known etchings and the compositions (painting and etching) are very similar.
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Sold for £12,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Condition Report
Condition is good overall, with no visible signs of restoration, damage, or known issues.
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