A Celtic Phantasmagoria

A Celtic Phantasmagoria

Watch Bellany's ‘Allegory - A Celtic Phantasmagoria’ with Specialist Carly Shearer

In this triptych I have attempted to make a statement . . . about the human condition . . . The iconography of the two side panels derive from a feeling of Calvinist repression . . . the central panel is a visual manifestation of hope.’
- John Bellany

 

‘Allegory - A Celtic Phantasmagoria’ conveys a dichotomy of views across three panels: the acknowledgment of darkness and struggle and the celebration of hope and potential, all tied up and rooted in this one significant location, where land meets sea. Take a closer look at this superb work with Specialist, Carly Shearer...

 

 


 

Auction Information 

 

MODERN SCOTLAND:

A Private Collection of Scottish Art
Wednesday, 20th January 2021 18:00
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We are delighted to offer several auctions a year across the UK featuring to Modern British painting, sculpture, prints and drawings. These Modern British art auctions feature works from the likes of Walter Sickert and the Camden Town Group to Terry Frost and the St Ives School, we also handle selected works by all of 20th century Europe’s major figures and movements. This area continues to lead the UK art market and is going from strength to strength.

 

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