Lot 198
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John Bellany, H.R.S.A., R.A. (b. 1942)
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John Bellany, H.R.S.A., R.A. (b. 1942)

Richard Morphet

Details
John Bellany, H.R.S.A., R.A. (b. 1942)
Richard Morphet
signed 'Bellany' (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated 'RICHARD MORPHET/John Bellany/1985' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Provenance
The Masi/Hudson Collection.
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, John Bellany, August - September 1986, no. 56.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Richard Morphet was the Keeper of the Modern collection, Tate Gallery from 1986-1998. In 1986 Bellany was given the first solo show ever to be held at the National Portrait Gallery, London. The exhibition was centred around his portrait of Ian Botham, commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery. The present work forms part of this series of portraits that he painted at the time.

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