Self Portrait with Picasso Cat
Artist
John Bellany
(Cockenzie and Port Seton, Scotland, 1942 - 2013)
Sitter
John Bellany
(Cockenzie and Port Seton, Scotland, 1942 - 2013)
Date1988
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 76.6 cm, Width: 56.9 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1990 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© The Artist. All Rights Reserved 2023 / Bridgeman Images
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009023
Keywords
He is a contemporary artist who has rejected total abstraction or multi media in favour of expressionism. Bellany's technique in watercolour is similar to his use of oil paints: in both, draughtsmanship, line and bold pigments produce powerful and striking images.
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Bellany, one of Scotland's foremost painters, uses expressionist techniques whose draughtsmanship, line and bold pigments produce strikingly powerful images.
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