Painting which inspired The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album cover sold for over €50,000
John Bellany's painting had not been seen in public in nearly 60 years.
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John Bellany's painting had not been seen in public in nearly 60 years.
French soldiers grouped around a canon. these are very different paintings but the way the figures stand facing the viewer is similar to the composition of the sergeant pepper artwork created by peter blake and jan howarth. and there are other connections. here we havejohn lenin with his slightly red hair then we have paul here, the left—handed guitarist, with got george in the middle here and i think we worked out that where the drama normally is at the back is ringo up here. we know that blake knew bellamy and bellamy new blake. it is highly likely the work blake was aware of, certainly an...
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