12th Sep, 2024 10:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
* JOHN BYRNE RSA (SCOTTISH 1940 - 2023)
RON DONACHIE AS DENNIS SPROUL FROM TUTTI FRUITTI
mixed media on paper, signed, titled labels verso
mounted, framed and under glass
image size 20cm x 15cm, overall size 41cm x 35cm
Labels verso: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
Note: John Byrne studied at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Schools of Art in the late 50s and early 60s. A superb painter and draughtsman, the multi-talented Byrne was also a first-class playwright (‘The Slab Boys’, ‘Tutti Frutti’), his ear for dialogue was as acute (and witty) as his eye for detail. Much of his subject matter in both disciplines is overtly autobiographical, he often included or refers to the Teddy Boy/Rock and Roll era of his youth. Byrne designed record covers for Donovan, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. His work is held in major collections in Scotland and abroad. Several of his paintings hang in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, the Museum of Modern Art and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.
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Estimated at £400 - £600
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