Hamburg Painting No. 2

Stuart Sutcliffe left Liverpool in 1960 to play bass guitar with The Beatles in Hamburg night clubs. He eventually left the band to attend Hamburg Art School. This painting is one of a series entitled 'Hamburg'. Sutcliffe was influenced by the European artists of the time including the grid forms of Eduardo Paolozzi, who taught him at Hamburg Art School. The textured surface and the subtle colour changes combine to create an atmospheric and energetic work.