A rare painting of The Beatles by the late John Byrne has sold for £27,700 at auction, more than double its original estimate ...

“All 10 John Byrne ... art director and graphic designer Alan Aldridge, who went on to use it as the frontispiece to The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics, published in 1969. It was later used as the ...

It was later used as the cover of The Beatles Ballads LP 12 ... taught artist to attract the interest of the London art world. John Byrne was renowned as an artist and playwright (David Cheskin ...

Charlotte Riordan, Lyon & Turnbull’s head of contemporary and post-war art, said: "This is an amazing collection of John Byrne’s work ... It was later used as the cover of The Beatles Ballads ...

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53.4 x 45.1 cm. (21 x 17.8 in.) ...

In his paintings and pastels, the artist-activist turned to symbolism, metaphor, and memory to convey a world where savagery and distress are rampant.

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Yoko, a new biography about Yoko Ono from author David Sheff. It releases March 25 from Simon and Schuster. Out of the entirety of Ed Fairburn’s 12-year career, ...