John Bellany
(1942-2013), PainterSitter in 9 portraits
Artist of 4 portraits
Born in the Scottish town of Port Seton, Bellany studied at the Edinburgh College of Art and the Royal College of art. His large-scale portraits often include personal symbolism, related to artist and sitter; through painting, Bellany was said to have overcome depression, alcoholism and a liver transplant. A retrospective of Bellany's work was held at the Scottish National Gallery and at the Serpentine Gallery London in 1986. He was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1991.
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 26 April 1990
NPG P1852
by John Bellany
watercolour, diptych, 1992
NPG 6193
by Alf Barnes & Webster
quarter-plate film negative, 1985
NPG x34816
by Alf Barnes & Webster
quarter-plate film negative, 1985
NPG x34817
by Alastair Thain
sepia-toned glossy unglazed Agfa print, 1985
NPG x25146
John Bellany; Helen Margaret Bellany (née Percy)
by Adam Elder
colour print, 1 November 1993
NPG x76176
by Paul Duke
chromogenic print, August 2002
NPG x137294
by Norman McBeath
inkjet print, April 2007
NPG x137965
by John Bellany
etching, 1985
NPG D8599
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