John Byrne: In the Studio
Past exhibition
Overview
Man on the beach with cat, 1972; signed 'Patrick;' acrylic on board; 7 x 13 inches
The Fine Art Society presents John Byrne: In the Studio at 6 Dundas Street, Edinburgh from 15 November to 23 December, with paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by the inimitable John Byrne (1940-2023).
Included in the exhibition are personal effects from the artist's studio with costumes, character designs and works by other artists from John's collection.
Featuring a series of unpublished text illustrations that John produced when drafting his beloved 2011 children’s book Donald and Benoit.
Works
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John Byrne RSASkelmorlie, 1963signed and dated 63oil on canvas18 x 24 inches£6,500 + 4% ARR -
John Byrne RSABeach near Skelmorlie, 1963signedoil on board8 ½ x 9 ½ inches
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John Byrne RSAMan on the beach with cat, 1972signed 'Patrick'acrylic on board7 x 13 inches
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John Byrne RSASelf Portrait with Checked Waistcoat, c.1990ssignedoil on canvas24 x 18 inches
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John Byrne RSASelf portrait, c.1990signedoil on canvas18 x 18 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAStudy of Steven Campbell, 2005signed; inscribed 'Steven Campbell - Study' on frame verso; frame decorated by the artistoil on canvas16 x 12 inches
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John Byrne RSASelf Portrait, c.2005signedoil on board27 ½ x 23 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSABlack Guy in Hat, 2005signedoil on board48 x 36 inches
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John Byrne RSABoy on the Beachsigned Patrick and inscribed 'Clouds', 'Blue Sky', 'Boy on the Beach'ink, oil and watercolour on paper18 x 24 inches
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John Byrne RSAStill Life Pot & Cupsigned; titled on label versooil on paper5 x 7 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAYellow Guitar, 2011signedoil on board12 x 9 ½ inches£5,200 + 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSAStill Life with Guitar, Bust and Running Man, 2012signedoil, pen, ink and watercolour on card10 x 10 ¼ inches£5,200 + 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSAOwl & Sirensignedmixed media on paper14 x 10 inches£ 2,800.00
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John Byrne RSALa Bête Rouge, 2014signedoil on board29 ½ x 22 ½ inches
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John Byrne RSASelf Portrait in Smoking Jacket, 2015signedoil on Arches paper30 x 22 inches
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John Byrne RSASay it with Flowers, 2015signed and inscribed 'Jeanine / Byrne / Crescent / EH9 1EA / Les Fleurs'oil and pastel on Arches paper30 x 22 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAMississippi Kite, 2017signed and inscribed 'After the Mississippi Kite by Alexander Wilson who catalogued the birds of America'watercolour on paper31 ½ x 23 inches
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John Byrne RSABlack Guy New York, 2020signedoil and pencil on board28 ¼ x 17 inches
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John Byrne RSAThe Fall Guy, 2020signedoil on canvas35 ½ x 25 ½ inches
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John Byrne RSASatyr, 2008/2009signed; cast in an edition of 9 + 6 Artist's Proofsbronze9 inches height
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John Byrne RSACome Donald, he yelled. Let's go to the movies!, 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAOn the way home, Donald very kindly re-ran the whole of 'Singing In The Rain', 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAAnother terrible silence. , 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAAs Benoît racked his brains, 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAUpstairs in his attic bedroom, Donald opened his new library book, 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAWithin seconds of their arrival, 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSALittle did Benoit realise, 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAAs if by strange magic, the little boat, 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSASuch was the crowd's delight at having a CAT heading up the Dancing Devildogs of Fisher-town, 2008text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSA'Bomba' from Tutti Frutti, c.1985-86signed and inscribed 'Bomba'ink, gouache and gesso on card5 ½ x 9 ½ inches£2,400 + 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSAHim and Me, 2010signedink on scraperboard5 ¾ x 7 inches£3,250 + 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSAMiss Walkinshaw with Willie Curry, c.1997signed and inscribed 'Elsie Walkinshaw'watercolour and pencil on paper14 ½ x 21 ½ inches£2,800 + 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSABrain-trainingsignedoil, pastel and ink on paper8 x 8 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAEddie Clockerty from 'Tutti Frutti', 2006signed and inscribedpencil on paper11 ½ x 8 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSAInky Fingers Iink on card4 ¼ x 9 inches
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John Byrne RSAInky Fingers IIink on card3 x 8 inches
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John Byrne RSAYellow face self portraitsignedink and watercolour on paper11 ¾ x 8 inches£ 2,500.00
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John Byrne RSAMe and Him in striped topinitialledpencil on paper10 ¼ x 7 inches£ 2,800.00
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John Byrne RSADouble self portraitsigned twiceink on paper11 ¾ x 8 inches£ 2,200.00
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John Byrne RSASelf Portrait with spiky hairpencil on paper8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSASelf Portrait with skeleton, 2016-20?signed and inscribed '2016-20?'pencil on paper6 ½ x 4 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSASelf Portraitpen and ink8 ¼ x 6 inches
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John Byrne RSASelf-Portrait with moustache, 2016-2020pencil on paper6 ½ x 4 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSABeach Boy with Cat and Fish, 1998signed, titled and numbered 18/30 in pencil to marginhand coloured etchingedition of 3010 ¾ x 8 inches
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John Byrne RSASmokescreen, 2012signed and titled in pencil to marginunique hand-coloured etching with ink and watercolourunique etching10 ½ x 13 inches£3,500 + 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSALocal Coloursigned, titled and numbered 1/10 in pencil to marginhand-coloured screenprintedition of 1010 ½ x 6 ¾ inches£ 3,200.00
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John Byrne RSAMe & Him, 2012signed, titled and inscribed AP in pencil to marginhand-coloured etching with ink and watercolourAP from the edition of 2010 x 13 ½ inches
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John Byrne RSASelf Portrait in Jamaica Streetsigned and numbered 1/1 in pencil to marginhand-coloured monoprint30 x 22 inches
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John Byrne RSAJust Another Daysigned, titled and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil to marginscreenprint10 ½ x 15 inches
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John Byrne RSABoo!signed, titled and and inscribed 'AP' in pencil to marginhand-coloured etching12 ¼ x 8 ½ inches
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John Byrne RSABlowin' Wildsigned, titled and editioned 'PP' in pencil to marginscreenprintedition of 1013 x 12 inches
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John Byrne RSAMoonlight Rendezvoussigned, titled and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil to marginhand coloured lithographedition of 1020 x 12 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSA'Jeanine' Tattoo, 2020inscribed 'Jeanine'; signed, titled and numbered 2/10 in pencil to marginhand-coloured screenprintvaried edition of 1011 ¾ x 7 inches£ 2,000.00
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John Byrne RSA'Deezer' Tattoo, 2020inscribed 'Deezer'; signed, titled and numbered 10/10 in pencil to marginhand-coloured screenprintvaried edition of 1011 ¾ x 7 inches£ 2,000.00
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John Byrne RSARed 'Kerchief, 2020signed and numbered 20/30 in pencil to marginscreenprintedition of 3022 ¼ x 12 ¾ inches£ 1,700.00
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John Byrne RSAWee Me, 2020signed, titled and numbered 6/10 in pencil to marginhand-coloured screenprintedition of 1011 ¾ x 6 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSANight Owl, 2020signed, titled and numbered 9/10 in pencil to marginhand-coloured screenprint9/1013 x 10 inches
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John Byrne RSASmokey Joe, 2021signed and titled in pencil to marginhand coloured screenprint6 ¾ x 6 ¾ inches
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David EustaceDear John - A Thirty Year Portrait, 2020a handcrafted box set containing 12 portraits of the artist John Byrne, created over a 30 year period;
signed and numbered in pencil to frontispiece; each sheet embossed with artist's namefolio of twelve photographs on Japanese bamboo stock, plus four letterpress sheets, in debossed archival clamshell caseedition of 50each sheet 20 x 16 inches -
John Byrne RSAThe Dark Wild Woods, 2014inscribed 'S / J / The Dark Wild Woods' on backhand-painted denim jacket23 x 36 inches£ 3,500.00
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David EustaceJohn Byrne, 2020initialled on sheet verso; sheet embossed with artist's namephotograph on Japanese bamboo stock9 ½ x 12 inches
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Simon MurphyJohn Byrne, Edinburgh, 2012photographic print on archival paper21 ¼ x 16 ½ inches
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UnknownPoster for 'The Slab Boys', The Playhouse Theatre, New York, 1983print36 x 24 inches£ 1,800.00
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Johnny FriedlaenderFriedlaender, Gallerie Albert Verbeke, 1974lithographic poster29 ¼ x 20 ¾ inches£ 700.00
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Johnny Friedlaender'Coq', from Petit Bestiaire, 1963signed in pencil to marginetching and aquatintedition of 240 + 10 APs13 x 8 ¼ inches£ 700.00
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Johnny Friedlaender'Beliers', from Petit Bestiaire, 1963signed in pencil to marginetching and aquatintedition of 240 + 10 APs14 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches£ 700.00
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Jean DubuffetLe Guerrier, 1958signed in the stonelithographas issued in XXe Siecle no.1012 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches
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William McCanceThe Censor No.1, 1950signed, titled and numbered 18/30 in pencil to marginlinocutedition of 3012 ½ x 9 ½ inches£ 600.00
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Bob BainPunters in the Snow, Brig of Balgownie, 1985signed, titled, dated 85 and inscribed 'Lino cut 12/100' in pencil to marginlinocutedition of 10022 x 14 inches£ 950.00
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Edward Wadsworth ARASignals, 1942signed and titled in the stonelithograph39 x 29 inches£ 1,800.00
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John Byrne RSABoy with red hair (early study of Benoît), 2007-08signedpen, ink, pastel and watercolour on paper16 ½ x 14 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSADonald and Benoît at Sea, 2008signedpen, ink, pastel and watercolour on paper3 ¾ x 13 inches
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John Byrne RSAStudy from Donald & Benoît, 2008signedpencil on paper7 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches
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John Byrne RSAThe Dancing Devildogs, from Donald and Benoîtsignedink, watercolour and pencil on paper3 ½ x 7 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSAHe glanced at Donald, 2008signed and inscribed 'Page 27'; text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour14 x 9 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSAThe Devildogs, fueled by a miniature of Bell's..., 2008signed; text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour13 ¾ x 11 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSABenoit cradled the sobbing tabby in his arms, 2008signed; text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour13 ¾ x 11 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSAAs the fishing smack 'Mystic Isle' pulled away from the harbour..., 2008signed; text page from 'Donald and Benoît'pencil, ink, oil and watercolour13 ¾ x 11 ¾ inches
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John Byrne RSABlack sail in the Moonlight, Fifesignedoil on scraperboard5 ½ x 3 ½ inches£ 2,288.00 inc. 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSADowntown Rendezvoussignedink on scraperboard5 ¾ x 4 inches£ 2,600.00 inc. 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSATabletop still lifesignedoil and canvas collage on board6 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches£ 2,288.00 inc. 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSAStill Life with Pearssignedpen, ink, pastel and watercolour on paper8 ¾ x 11 ¾ inches£ 1,872.00 inc. 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSABottlesigned and inscribed 'Vin'pencil, watercolour, gouache and pastel on card6 x 4 inches£ 2,288.00 inc. 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSAStill Lifesignedwatercolour on paper6 x 4 inches
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John Byrne RSAArtist's Palettesignedwatercolour on paper3 ½ x 8 inches
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John Byrne RSASelf Portraitsignedpencil and ink on paper9 ¾ x 8 inches
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John Byrne RSAStoryboard for 'The Slab Boys', 1995-1996signedpencil on paper10 ½ x 14 ¼ inches£ 1,560.00 inc. 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSAGlennasignedpencil on paper7 x 2 ¾ inches£ 600.00
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John Byrne RSASelf Portrait in Pescara, 1993signed and inscribed 'Pescara 18 July 93' Hotel Carlton'pen on paper8 x 5 ¾ inches£ 1,248.00 inc. 4% ARR
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John Byrne RSADouble oval Self Portraitinitialledpen on paper8 x 5 inches£ 650.00
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John Byrne RSAMe and Himsignedink on paper6 x 6 inches£ 850.00
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John Byrne RSASatyr, 2008/2009signed and numbered A/P; cast in an edition of 9 + 6 Artist's Proofsbronze9 inches height (12 inches incl. base)£ 8,000.00 + 4% ARR
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UnknownJohn Byrne's studio desk, 1930sblack lacquer effect desk with glass top and 3 drawers30 x 54 x 31 (h) inches£ 1,800.00
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