Lot 83
  • 83

John Bellany, R.A.

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Bellany, R.A.
  • Sarah's Table
  • signed on the reverse: John Bellany
  • oil on canvas 
  • 152.5 by 172.5cm., 60 by 68in.
  • Executed in 1989

Condition

Original canvas. The work is in very good original condition and is clean and ready to hang. UV light inspection reveals no evidence of any retouching or restoration.
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Catalogue Note

Whilst Bellany recovered from his pioneering liver transplant he and his wife Helen lived in the small village of Little Everden, just a short journey away from Addenbrook's Hospital in Cambridge. During his time in Cambridgeshire Bellany painted a series of works of his neighbour Sarah Webb and the interior of her village cottage. A number of these works were given by the artist to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge including Portrait of Sarah and Portrait of Sarah with Aga, both painted in 1990.