10th Nov, 2022 10:30
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
THE PTARMIGAN AND BLACK DOG, A LARGE OIL BY JOHN BELLANY
* JOHN BELLANY CBE RA HRSA (SCOTTISH 1942 - 2013),
THE PTARMIGAN AND BLACK DOG
oil on canvas, signed, titled verso
image size 120cm x 90cm, overall size 140cm x 110cm
Framed.
Comment: As was sometimes his way, Bellany inscribed the stated title (The Ptarmigan and Back Dog) verso but misspelled the word "Ptarmigan" as "Ptarmagan".
Note: Collector demand has never been higher for the work of John Bellany and numerous examples have been sold in recent months both by McTear's and others at ever more impressive prices. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 29th May 2022 "The Finnon Smoker" by Bellany sold for £80,000 (hammer) and in the same sale, "Bass Rock Fable" (a 76 x 61cm unframed oil) sold for £12,000 (hammer). In our 21st August 2022 auction, lot 137 "The Newspaper Hat" (a 61 x 51cm oil) sold for £9500 (hammer) - probably the highest auction price achieved for a post 1969 example of these dimensions by Bellany.
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Sold for £8,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £8,000
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