£938
Contemporary & Post-War Art | 595
Auction: 16 April 2020 at 12:00 BST
Lithograph, P/P, signed, titled and editioned in pencil to margin, unframed
Biography:
An acclaimed illustrator, painter and playwright, John Byrne is one of Scotland's most diverse and accomplished artists. Byrne was born in 1940 in Paisley and attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1958 to 1963. There he quickly excelled and was awarded the Bellahouston Award, the school's most prestigious painting prize. Byrne is also known for writing the award-winning television series Tutti Fruitti and the theatrical trilogy The Slab Boys. Other notable achievements include his album cover designs for The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. His work appears in several collections both in Scotland and abroad, including the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and Kelvingrove Art Gallery. In 2007 Byrne was made a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy and is also an Honorary Fellow of the Glasgow School of Art.