Art sold by Beatle sister
Jun 25 2003
Liverpool Echo
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HIS untimely death may have robbed the world of an artistic talent, but now
fans of Stuart Sutcliffe have the chance to own a piece of the Fifth
Beatle's life and work.
Sketch books from his time at Liverpool College of Art, together with
photographs, poetry, song lyrics, love letters, notes, essays, and even his
birth certificate are up for sale next month.
Dozens of items will go under the hammer at London auction house Bonhams on
July 29.
The collection is being sold by his sister Pauline, who has kept his memory
al ive since he died of a brain haemorrhage in 1962, aged 21.
But now she says she wants to share her beloved brother's legacy with the
world.
She said: "His style concepts are constantly being interpreted in 21st
century fashion, music and art.
"More importantly though, he was an artist who chose to put his affiliation
with the Beatles to the side in order to pursue his first love, his art."
Stuart Sutcliffe entered Liverpool College of Art in 1956 and shared a flat
in Gambier Terrace with best friend John Lennon and classmate Rod Murray.
While Lennon went on to write classics including All You Need Is Love,
Imagine and In My Life, Sutcliffe also made attempts at song-writing.
One sheet of lyrics being auctioned has the opening lines "Everybody's got
somebody caring, everybody's got a love they're sharing, everybody but me."
He also penned books of poetry, and individual hand-written verse could
fetch up to £2,500 at next month's sale.
Sutcliffe quit the Beatles to pursue his art in Hamburg.
Among the lots for sale are his Liverpool College of Art sketch book from
1957-59, estimated at £10-12,000, and two ink drawings of his sister Pauline
(£6-8,000 each).
School homework, GCE certificates and boyhood photographs are among the more
personal items.
The entertainment sale also offers Beatle-related lots.
Art sold by Beatle sister
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