Bellany, John - Fisher lassie
Artist:
Bellany, John
Materials: Oil on canvas
Dimensions (cm):
80 x 60
Dimensions (inches): 31.5 x 23.6
Signature: Signed lower right
Frame:
Currently unframed
Stock No:
MB12
Price: £
Provenance: Gifted to a close relative by the artist circa 1995
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Description
One of John Bellany’s recurring subjects: a young fisherwoman from his native fishing village of Port Seton.
In this traditional religious – and highly superstitious – Scottish community, women were never allowed on the boats: to have done so would have been to invite bad luck. The women performed the unglamorous but essential task of gutting the fish and preparing them for market.