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JOHN PETER BELL (1938 - )
John Peter Bell is an acclaimed Australian painter and model. He was based in Paddington, which was an important artist hub in the 1960s, known for it's nightlife and eccentric, creative inhabitants. Bell was a protege and muse of Donald Friend, and became the toast of the Sydney Art Scene in the early 1960s, and it is clear Donald Friend influenced his style greatly. He appeared alongside Friend in the British Pathe featurette in 1965.
"Spirits Of An Enchanted Garden" (1965)
oil on board
122 x 183cm
signed & dated '65 lower right
POA
"Bacchanalia" (c.1965)
oil on board
59 x 78cm
signed lower right
POA
"Stockmen, North Queensland" (c.1965)
oil on board
35 x 60cm
signed upper left
POA
"Untitled" (1967)
mixed media on paper
69 x 101cm
signed & dated '66 lower right
$1450
"Highland Women, Mt. Hagen , Papua New Guinea" (c.1965)
oil on board
57.5 x 58cm
signed lower centre
POA
"Untitled" (1965)
mixed media on paper
54 x 71cm
signed & dated '65 lower right
$850
"Night Out In Paddington" (1966)
mixed media on paper
39 x 48cm
signed & dated '66 lower left
$1250
"The Procession" (1963)
mixed media on paper
56 x 76cm
signed & dated '63 lower right
$1450
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