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Museums page for John Bellany ((1942 - 2013)), known for Abstract, religious themed figurative painting, etching. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1942 Port Seton, Scotland - 2013 Saffron Walden, Scotland. Known for: Abstract, religious themed figurative painting, etching.
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and anchored in the rich poetry of the sea. After he moved to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and anchored in the rich poetry of the sea. After he moved to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in turmoil, he embarked on a near fatal journey of self-destruction, which is reflected in the angst-ridden images in his paintings of the period. In the late 1980s, after overcoming serious health issues his work became more optimistic in spirit. This is... Read full biography
John Bellany was born at Port Seton in 1942 into a family of fishermen and boatbuilders, steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality. Throughout his career he painted elemental allegories encompassing the complexities of the human condition and anchored in the rich poetry of the sea. After he moved to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in turmoil, he embarked on a near fatal journey of self-destruction, which is reflected in the angst-ridden images in his paintings of the period. In the late 1980s, after overcoming serious health issues his work became more optimistic in spirit. This is expressed in the coloured etchings and paintings produced during the early 1990s. Belleny's towering example inspired a... Read full biography
John Bellany - Artist Info
About John Bellany: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsMetropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Scotland Natl. Gallery of Mod Art
The Mound
Edinburgh, United KingdomTate Modern/Tate Gallery, London
Bankside
Se1 9Tg
London, United Kingdom