* JOHN BYRNE RSA (SCOTTISH 1940 - 2023), BIG SELFIE

artist's proof casein print on paper, initialled and inscribed 6/6 A/P mounted, framed and under glass image size 44cm x 34cm, overall size 82cm x 69cm Note 1: certificate of authenticity verso. Note 2: John Byrne studied at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Schools of Art in the late 50s and early 60s. A superb painter and draughtsman, the multi-talented Byrne was also a first-class playwright (‘The Slab Boys’, ‘Tutti Frutti’), his ear for dialogue was as acute (and witty) as his eye for detail. Much of his subject matter in both disciplines is overtly autobiographical, he often included or refers to the Teddy Boy/Rock and Roll era of his youth. Byrne designed record covers for Donovan, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. His work is held in major collections in Scotland and abroad. Several of his paintings hang in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, the Museum of Modern Art and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh staged "John Byrne: In The Studio" in December 2024.