Sworders Modern British & 20th Century Art 20 April 2021

www.sworder.co.uk 51 87-103 CURWEN PRINT STUDY CENTRE COLLECTION Lot 92 *John Bellany RA (1942-2013) ‘In the smokehouse’ lithograph, signed and numbered 44/50 in pencil 73.5 x 54cm, unframed £200 - 300 Provenance: Curwen Print Study Centre. ‘With the haddock hanging up to be smoked behind her a fish gutter stands in deep contemplation exuding the profound spirituality that is imbued in the fishing fraternity.’ Helen Bellany Lot 93 *John Bellany RA (1942-2013) ‘Crescent moon’ lithograph, signed and numbered 33/50 in pencil 73.5 x 54cm, unframed £200 - 300 Provenance: Curwen Print Study Centre. ‘There is a wistfulness and innocence in the young girl dreaming of someone important to her who may be out on the sea. She holds the icon of a fish, a symbol of Christianity.’ Helen Bellany Lot 94 *John Bellany RA (1942-2013) Mother and child lithograph, signed and numbered 46/50 in pencil 73.5 x 54cm, unframed £200 - 300 Provenance: Curwen Print Study Centre. ‘The mother with her child seems to symbolise the continuity of the proud family fishing tradition. The child being tenderly protected in her mother’s arms seems already to be growing into the certain role that awaits her.’ Helen Bellany 93 92 94