Sworders Modern British & 20th Century Art 20 April 2021

50 Each lot is subject to Buyer’s Premium at 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20% Lots marked * will be subject to an additional fee - please see ARR details on page 136 CURWEN PRINT STUDY CENTRE COLLECTION 87-103 Lot 91 *John Bellany RA (1942-2013) ‘The Guardian’ lithograph, signed and numbered 45/50 in pencil 73.5 x 54cm, unframed £200 - 300 Provenance: Curwen Print Study Centre. ‘A skate with all its human qualities watches over a young girl and affirms the pervading power of the rich culture and heritage of the fishing community into which she has been born. It is her life blood and will largely determine what her future holds.’ Helen Bellany Lot 90 *John Bellany RA (1942-2013) ‘The Eyemouth Disaster’ lithograph, signed and numbered 50/50 in pencil sheet 73.5 x 54cm, unframed £200 - 300 Provenance: Curwen Print Study Centre. ‘A young mother and her child are waiting with an older woman in the vain hope that their fishermen might still yet return. Behind them are the cliffs of Eyemouth and by the treacherous Hurcur rocks boats lie upturned and wrecked after the storm that has devastated the community and left many widows and fatherless children that day.’ Helen Bellany We are grateful to Helen Bellany, wife of John Bellany RA, for her assistance in the cataloguing of the following five lots: 91 90