Lot 132 , Bryan Organ, b. 1935, 'Study for the Monkey-Eating Eagle'

§ Bryan Organ (b. 1935)
'Study for the Monkey-Eating Eagle'
1977,
signed, dated and titled lower right,
gouache on board,
50cm x 50cm

Provenance: Purchased from the artist by the present private owner, in 1977 or 1978

Bryan Organ was born in Leicester and studied at Loughborough College of Art 1952-5, then the Royal Academy Schools 1955-9. His first one-man show was at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery in 1959 but from 1967 he had a series of solo exhibitions at Redfern Gallery, London. He also had solo shows in New York, Cologne, Sao Paulo and Turin. Organ became known as a fine wildlife artist and a notable portrait painter – including members of the Royal Family - his painting of Diana Princess of Wales, in particular, was highly regarded. His work is in many public collections in Britain and elsewhere, including the Tate Gallery, National Portrait Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester.
He is godfather to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Prince William, His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.

£1,500-2,500