Andrew Lambirth

John Bellany: potent, prolific, patchy

John McEwen's handsome and substantial biography shows why John Bellany was the most influential Scottish painter of the 20th century - and just how much he overproduced

Portrait of John McEwen by John Bellany

  • John Bellany

    John McEwen

    Mainstream Publishing, pp. 336

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