Scottish museum visitors to watch painting restoration as it happens

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Professional conservator Owen Davison will carry out the work in the public gallery as well as giving people the chance to ask questions about the work during two days on July 8 and July 23 with more dates expected to be announced as funds allownnEast Lothian Council Museums Service is hoping the public sessions will help raise funds to continue the work which is being covered by local authority and grant funding as well as donations with visitors able to contribute at the centre and play a part in the restorationnnThe Harvester is central to the exhibition which displays lesser known works by Bellany and is described as an exceptional work that departs from the artists usual stylennREAD MOREnnGlasgow gallery exhibits paintings made by injured children from GazannScottish masterpiece bought from charity shop sells for almost 200000nnCelebrated Turner masterpiece shown in Scotland for the first timennOnce displayed at the now demolished Chesser House in Edinburgh the painting later hung in a stairwell at Brunton Hall MusselburghnnAfter years out of public view the painting has been included in the exhibition with is being presented in partnership with the Royal Scottish Academy RSA and was curated by Helen Bellany the wife of the late artist and Alexander Moffat RSAnnBorn in Port Seton in 1942 Bellany became one of the most significant figures in 20thcentury Scottish art achieving international recognition for his bold emotionally charged paintingsnnThe exhibition features works from the Bellany estate the private collection of Alexander Moffat RSA the East Lothian Council collection and loans from the Royal Scottish Academy and is on at the John Gray Centre until the middle of SeptembernnCouncillor Colin McGinn cabinet spokesperson for community wellbeing and sport countryside and leisure urged people to support the restoration worknnHe said Whilst we have been able to fund part of the conservation work from our existing budget we have been really grateful for donations received so far to support this conservation work and will continue to explore grant funding optionsnnAny further donations will be hugely important in preserving this uniquennwork for future generations

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