Portrait of John Lennon by ex-Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe up for auction

Sutcliffe died from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 21 on April 10 1962.

Portrait painting of John Lennon by his friend and former Beatles bandmate Stuart Sutcliffe (Tracks Auctions/PA)

A portrait of John Lennon by his close friend and former Beatles bandmate Stuart Sutcliffe has gone on sale.

Sutcliffe was the group’s original bass guitarist, before he quit in July 1961 to focus on his art career.