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Lot 108
* ALEXANDER GOUDIE RP RGI (SCOTTISH 1933 - 2004), TWO BOATS gouache on paper, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 62cm x 88cm, overall size 86cm x 109cm Note: Alexander Goudie was born in 1933 at Paisley and, as a child, showed prodigious talent for drawing. He studied at Glasgow School of Art when William Armour was head of drawing and painting and David Donaldson was the ubiquitous influence. Goudie, as a student at Glasgow, demonstrated his extraordinary ability. He received the Somerville Shanks Prize for Composition and, later, his draughtsmanship and sense of colour was recognized with the award of the Newbery Medal. As a young artist he grew up admiring three great masters, Sir John Lavery, George Henry and James Guthrie; all artists who had bridged the gap between Glasgow and Paris. It was these artists’ glorious virtuoso control of oil paint that appealed to Goudie, as well as their genre and realist subject-matter. Alexander Goudie was elected a member of the Glasgow Art Club in 1956 and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1970. He painted a portrait of the Queen for the Caledonian Club, London (1992/93), and exhibited widely, showing at Harari and Johns, in London, the Fine Art Society, Glasgow, and the Musee de la Faience, in Quimper. Sir Timothy Clifford, former Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, wrote: ''At his best, Goudie could draw better than any of his rivals in Scotland. There was magic and vision in his art and, I expect, history will be kind to him.'' Collections: 79 of Goudie's paintings are held in UK public collections including at Glasgow Museums & Galleries, The Hunterian, Rozelle House Galleries, Paisley Museum & Art Galleries and The Fleming Collection (London). Numerous prestigious corporate collections in the UK and France and in private collections around the world.
Lot 151
* LESLEY BANKS (SCOTTISH b. 1962), GEORGE SQUARE, GLASGOW oil on canvas, signedframed and under glassimage size 25cm x 20cm, overall size 42cm x 37cm Note: Born in 1962, Lesley Banks grew up in Denny, Stirlingshire. In 1980 she began a four year Degree course at Glasgow School of Art specialising in Drawing and Painting. After graduating she travelled and painted throughout Europe funded by an Elizabeth Greenshields Scholarship. In 1988 she became a gallery assistant in the Compass Gallery, Glasgow. Here, encouraged by Cyril and Jill Gerber, Lesley began to exhibit more of her artworks winning various prizes and awards, such as The 1991 Scottish Prize, Royal Overseas League London. This gave her the confidence to concentrate on painting full-time. In 1999 Lesley was appointed 'Artist in Residence' at Edinburgh Zoo where her popular ''Urban Zoo'' exhibition gained funding from the Scottish Arts Council. Since this time Lesley has exhibited throughout the U.K. and as far afield as Singapore and the USA. Works in public collections include Aberdeen Art Gallery, BBC Scotland, Motherwell District Libraries, Leicestershire Schools Collection, Lillie Art Gallery, Unilever, TSB Bank, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Perth Art Gallery and Museum.
Lot 21
* FRANCES WALKER CBE RSA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1930) KILORAN FARM, COLONSAY ink on paper, signed and dated 1973, titled versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 36cm x 55cm, overall size 54cm x 71cm Note: born in Kirkcaldy in 1930 Frances Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art and then took up a post as visiting teacher of art for the Hebrides . This experience engendered in her a life-long love of wild and desolate places and since then she has chosen to depict the most remote landscapes, her compositions usually based on coastal reaches, craggy rocks and deserted beaches. Moving to Aberdeen , Walker took up a post at Gray's School of Art where she taught for many years. After retirement she has since divided her time between Aberdeen and the Western Isles, especially Tiree, where she owns a thatched cottage, but more recently has also travelled further afield - her latest inspiration being the even wilder and more desolate landscape of Iceland.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
Lot 263
* ANTHONY ORME (BRITISH b. 1945), CAFE IN THE SHADE pastel on paper, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 49cm x 35cm, overall size 86cm x 74cmNote: Anthony Orme was born in Manchester in 1945, to an extensive family of eight. On leaving school, he was apprenticed as a copper plate and steel die hand engraver. To gain this position, he had to prove his artistic ability and produced many sketches at that time to qualify. Later on in life, he decided that the art side of his work had a greater pull and he became a full time, professional painter. Over the years, Anthony pursued his art with passion and determination, which has come to typify this self-belief that a combination of talent, hard-work and a modicum of luck, will in the end, produce a very positive driving force. When not travelling abroad to paint, Anthony works from his Manchester studio producing paintings from live models. His paintings are held in private and corporate collections throughout the UK and abroad.
Lot 69
* JOHN LOWRIE MORRISON OBE (JOLOMO) (SCOTTISH b. 1948), THE BLUE CHAIR WITH POMEGRANATES AND FLOWERS oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 2021 versoframed and under glass image size 77cm x 77cm, overall size 101cm x 101cm Artist's label verso.Comment: a very large, recent and impressive Jolomo.Note: Jolomo remains one of Scotland's most celebrated contemporary artists. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 13th December 2020, lot 717 "Birlinn Leaving the Uists" by Jolomo sold for £7000 (hammer) and on 20th June 2021 lot 641 "Nick's Tug at Crinan" achieved £6000 (hammer). In our August 2021 auction, "Portnahaven, Islay" sold for £6000 (hammer). These being just three of numerous recent auction prices which reflect the strong and ever-growing collector demand from both the UK and abroad for the vibrant work of John Lowrie Morrison. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 28th September 2023 lot 38 LEE SHORE - NO LANDING ON STAFFA, sold for £8000 (hammer) setting a new auction record for a painting by John Lowrie Morrison.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
Lot 47
* ALAN L CONNELL (SCOTTISH b. 1966), THE MASK oil on canvas, initialledframed and under glassimage size 36cm x 34cm, overall size 54cm x 52cm Note: Alan Connell is a contemporary Scottish artist. He was born in Troon, Ayrshire, and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1984 – 1988. He has exhibited widely within the UK and abroad. Alan now lives in North Berwick where he continues to create artwork, much of which is inspired by his surroundings. He also works part time as an Art Specialist in schools throughout East Lothian.
Lot 88
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), LITTLE PORT, CRINAN oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 60cm x 100cm, overall size 74cm x 114cm Note: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
Lot 140
* BRYAN EVANS, PORTRAIT OF A MAN mixed media on papermounted, framed and under glassimage size 33cm x 40cm, overall size 52cm x 58cm Note: Bryan Evans is an artist who depicts in his paintings the rainy streets and tenement closes of Glasgow, Edinburgh and other Scottish towns and cities. Bryan was born in Pembrokeshire in West Wales in 1964. After one year at Dyfed College of Art in Carmarthen he studied a degree in Fine Art at Loughborough College of Art in Leicestershire, England. During this course he visited Glasgow School of Art on a three month exchange visit. Upon graduation he moved to Glasgow and has lived there ever since exhibiting his watercolours throughout Scotland. He has work in collections throughout Britain, Europe, and North America, and has gained considerable acclaim with his atmospheric interpretations of wet city streets and moody interiors.
Lot 19
* HETTY HAXWORTH (SCOTTISH b. 1971), YELLOW PEBBLE limited edition screenprint on paper, signed, numbered 2/30 and dated '03, titled versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 26cm x 70cm, overall size 34cm x 79cmNote: Oxford born, Hetty Haxworth studied at the Glasgow School of Art and has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. Her work has been shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, The Scottish Society of Artists and selected touring shows to Ohio, Australia, LA, Denmark and Brussels. She now lives and works from a studio in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Lot 8
* JOHN BYRNE RSA (SCOTTISH 1940 - 2023), THE BIG YIN 75 BC (BILLY CONNOLLY) limited edition giclee print on paper, signed and numbered 122/150unframed overall size 60cm x 50cm Note: certificate of authenticity is included in this lot.Note 2: John Byrne studied at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Schools of Art in the late 50s and early 60s. A superb painter and draughtsman, the multi-talented Byrne was also a first-class playwright (‘The Slab Boys’, ‘Tutti Frutti’), his ear for dialogue was as acute (and witty) as his eye for detail. Much of his subject matter in both disciplines is overtly autobiographical, he often included or refers to the Teddy Boy/Rock and Roll era of his youth. Byrne designed record covers for Donovan, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. His work is held in major collections in Scotland and abroad. Several of his paintings hang in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, the Museum of Modern Art and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.
Lot 37
DOUGLAS PURDON (CANADIAN), RETURN TO THE SEA oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 91cm x 61cm, overall size 108cm x 76cm Note: born in Toronto, Canada and graduated from the Ontario College of Art (AOCA) and is a full-time painter in Toronto, Canada. His preferred medium is oil, but he also works in watercolour and acrylic. In 1998, he wrote the best seller Color Secrets For Glowing Oil Paintings, published by North Light publication. He is an elected member of The Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), and The Ontario Society of Artists (OSA. He is also a professional member of the Arts & Letters Cub of Toronto. He is an education and technical advisor for Winsor & Newton, lecturing on painting on materials and techniques at colleges and universities. His popular lectures on history are given at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies. He teaches painting workshops for Loyalist College and for private art groups and societies in Canada and the US. In 2005, Doug won the Museum Purchase Award at the 26th Annual Mystic International Marine Painting Exhibition. In 2007 his solo exhibition, Doug Purdon and the Legend of Landscape opened at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto. His oil painting Breaking Waves – Grimsby was awarded First Prize by Canadian Brushstroke Magazine in September 2009 and used for the cover. His illustration for LIQUETEX inks was selected by the Society of Illustrators – Los Angeles, for inclusion in their 2012 annual exhibition. He was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award for the Department of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto – School of Continuing Studies in 2012. His work is exhibited at Studio 737 and the Westmount Gallery. His paintings are in the permanent collections of Mystic Seaport, Scottish National Tourist Board, Toronto Public Library, City of Toronto.
Lot 61
* PHILIP RASKIN (SCOTTISH b. 1947) A WALK THROUGH LIFE oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframedimage size 31cm x 101cm, overall size 47cm x 117cm Note: Born in 1947, Philip studied at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1960s. However, due to his father's untimely death, he had to postpone his career in art and left art school to enter the business world where he stayed for the next 30 years. For 20 of those years, he was the well known proprietor of The Inn on the Green, a celebrated jazz restaurant, in Glasgow. During this time, he maintained his contact with the world of art however, by running a schedule of art exhibitions and openings within the venue. Upon leaving the restaurant in the 1990s, Philip returned to his easel and brushes and since then has become a successful full time artist with broad appeal. He now lives and works from his studio just outside Glasgow. Philip's unique style is instantly recognisable combining a heavy impasto application of the paint alongside more delicate and sensitive brush strokes. Focussing mainly on landscape painting, his inspiration comes from the islands of the west coast of Scotland with Barra, Islay, Jura and Arran being some of his favourite locations. He deftly captures the essence and light of the landscapes through his work, the rugged shorelines, dramatic seascapes and ever changing skies. "I tend to paint very private places for the viewer to own and enjoy. No people, no houses, no telegraph poles; just expansive skies, mist tumbling on a distant hillside and a silence broken only by lapping water and gulls ascending".
Lot 103
* GORDON HOPE WYLLIE RSW (SCOTTISH 1930 - 2005), COTTAGES, EAST COAST gouache on board, signed, titled label versomounted, framed and under glass image size 10cm x 15cm, overall size 48cm x 50cm Label verso: Compass Gallery, GlasgowNote: Gordon Wyllie was born in Greenock and in 1949 was accepted to study at the Glasgow School of Art. Under the tutelage of such luminaries as Edward Odling and Mary and Willie Armour, Gordon distinguished himself, graduating in 1953 after an eminent final year. He was awarded the post-diploma, or Masters course, won the Scottish Academy Award and also the Newbery Medal, the school's most prestigious prize. This was all the more remarkable considering that Gordon had, in his diploma year, returned home to care for his father, whose seriously deteriorating health ended in death two months before the degree show, and Gordon himself had suffered a bout of pneumonia. With a scholarship award, he studied that summer at Hospitalfield, Arbroath, as a post-graduate under Ian Fleming. Fleming inspired Gordon and encouraged him in abstraction, with which he occupied himself for the next few years. Meanwhile, he trained at Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow to become a teacher, in the vanguard of the resurgence of art teaching in Scottish schools by the new art masters, undoubtedly because they painted actively while teaching full-time. Passionate about art education, he was instrumental in influencing many students to pursue a career in the creative industry. A former pupil aptly described his classroom as a "guided exploration rather than a formal lesson". His love of the Scottish countryside is mirrored in his work and undoubtedly stemmed from the bank of images he built when, as a youngster, he traveled with his parents around the country. Argyll and the Western Isles were his favourite destinations, where he was fascinated by the crofts and farms sprouting from the land. Small houses typified his landscapes and still-lifes included abstracted landscapes; flowers, particularly poppies, fruit and fish feature in his later output. In 1996, he was awarded the Alexander Graham Munro prize at the RSW exhibition in Edinburgh. His work featured regularly in one-man and combined shows and at his last one-man show in London in 2003, demand for his paintings remained high, as it has done ever since.
Lot 293
* JOYCE W CAIRNS PPRSA HRHA HRWA HRBA RSW MA (RCA) (SCOTTISH b. 1947), FITTIE FÊTE monoprint (unique) on paper, signed, titled, inscribed 'monoprint' and dated '03mounted, framed and under glassimage size 78cm x 101cm, overall size 98cm x 120cm Note: In 2018 Joyce W Cairns was elected the first woman President of The Royal Scottish Academy in its 192 year history. Given the extraordinary talent of many Scottish women artists both past and present, this honour reflects the high esteem of the Royal Academicians who elected her and her status as one of the most important and respected artists of her time. Note 2: Joyce W Cairns was born and brought up in Edinburgh. She studied painting at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen from 1966 -71 and The Royal College of Art, London 1971 -74. She was awarded a Fellowship at Gloucester College of Art and Design 1974-75 returning to London where she did the Art Teacher’s Certificate Course at Goldsmiths College, University of London 1975-76. In 1976 she returned to Aberdeen where she taught Drawing and Painting at Grays School of Art until 2004 when she took early retirement to complete the vast body of work which culminated in ‘War Tourist’. It was exhibited for 3 months in 2006 at Aberdeen Art Gallery, attracting nearly 30,000 visitors. Her work is mainly autobiographical based on past memories intertwined with present experiences, woven around the backcloth of the once fishing village of Footdee at the mouth of Aberdeen harbour where she has lived for the past 33 years. ‘War Tourist’ was based on her Father’s war backed up by extensive research following in his footsteps through Europe and Tunisia. She now paints in Dundee working in a house and garden overlooking the Tay which will add a further dimension to her work but still retains a residence in Footdee. Cairns has won many awards and is featured in many publications and in the wider media. Cairns’ work has been exhibited in serious group exhibitions since 1970, as well as having numerous celebrated solo exhibitions in Scotland, London and Canada. Her work is held in numerous public collections including Aberdeen Art Gallery, The Scottish Arts Council, BBC Television, Edinburgh City Arts Centre, Fife Regional Council, Fleming’s Bank, Glasgow City Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, Grampian Television, Graves Art Gallery & Museum, Sheffield, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, Lanarkshire County Council, Manchester City Art Gallery, McMaster Museum, Hamilton, Ontario, Mobil, Perth City Art Gallery & Museum, Shell UK, Tidaholm Government Office, Sweden, The Contemporary Arts Society, The Royal Scottish Academy, University of Aberdeen, University of Strathclyde, Unilever, Aberdeen Asset Management, The National Museums of Scotland, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Asset Management,Asia, Singapore, The British Museum, The Victor Murphy Trust, Pier Arts Centre, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, The Maritime Museum, Irvin, New Hall Art Collection, Cambridge, The National Galleries of Scotland. Further biographical information at: www.joycecairns.co.uk
Lot 82
* MARY NICOL NEILL ARMOUR LLD RSA RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1902 - 2000), TWO BLUE DISHES OF FLOWERS pastel on paper, signed and dated 1979, titled versomounted, framed and under glass image size 35cm x 47cm, overall size 58cm x 65cm Artist's label verso.Note: Painter, notably of flowers and landscapes in oil and pastels using a rich palette, born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, married to the artist William Armour. Like him she taught at Glasgow School of Art, having studied there, 1920–5, under Maurice Greiffenhagen and David Forrester Wilson. She showed with RSW, RSA and Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, being a member of all, as well as SSA and Fine Art Society in Glasgow. She was honorary president of Glasgow School of Art in 1982. There was a tribute exhibition at Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, 2001. Collections at public galleries in Glasgow, Paisley, Aberdeen, Perth and Edinburgh hold her work. Lived in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. A genuine titan of Scottish art in the twentieth century.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
Lot 166
* JACK MORROCCO DA (SCOTTISH b. 1953), LE BAS NOIR STUDY III oil on board, signed, titled label versoframed and under glassimage size 34cm x 26cm, overall size 56cm x 48cm Label verso: Eduardo Alessandro Studios, DundeeNote: Jack Morrocco was born in Edinburgh in 1953 and following his education at Madras College, St Andrews, started his art study at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee shortly after his seventeenth birthday (the youngest in his academic year). He studied under David McClure, Jack Knox and his uncle Alberto Morrocco before being selected to study at Hospital House (Arbroath) during the summer of 1973 when the visiting tutor was the renowned pop artist Sir Peter Blake. Jack was awarded a post graduate year of study (highly commended) in 1975 as well as the Farquhar Reid travelling scholarship which was spent in Paris and Florence. Having resolved to avoid a career in art education, Jack started a design consultancy which he ran successfully until 1996 but he also continued to submit his work to both the RSA and RGI. He returned to full time painting in 1997 and now works from his studios in Fife and the south of France. His paintings are enthusiastically collected in the UK and abroad and he is widely regarded as one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists.
Lot 141
* DAVID MACH RA (SCOTTISH b. 1956), CHOP artist's proof woodblock print on paper, signed, titled and inscribed 'A/P'mounted, framed and under glassimage size 20cm x 29cm, overall size 44cm x 54cm Note: David Mach was born in Methil, in Fife. He studied at the Duncan of Jordanstone College, Dundee 1974 - 79 and the Royal College of Art in London 1979 - 82. He made a dramatic debut into the world of public sculpture in 1983 when he constructed the submarine Polaris out of thousands of tyres on the South Bank of the Thames. Other projects include the Big Heids on the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Mach's strikingly original sculptures and collages are created from found materials - coathangers, postcards, matches etc. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1998.
Lot 184
* ROBERT KELSEY DA MUniv PAI FRSA (SCOTTISH b. 1949), WINTER, TURNBERRY oil on board, signed, titled versoframed image size 14cm x 21cm, overall size 32cm x 39cm Label verso: The Gatehouse Gallery, GlasgowNote: Robert Kelsey is one of Scotland's most prominent landscape painters working today. Born in Glasgow in 1949, Robert studied painting at the Glasgow School of Art from 1966-70 under David Donaldson, James Robertson, and Alexander Goudie. Kelsey went on to teach art until 1995, at which point he left education to paint full time. Since then, Robert Kelsey has developed a reputation as one of Scotland's finest and in-demand painters, particularly for his stunning coastlines. Lot 48 "Portree Bay, Skye" by Robert Kelsey from the same private collection as "Yacht In The Sound of Iona" sold in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 17th August 2023 sold for £2200 (hammer). Known collections include: Paisley Art Gallery, Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, , Frances Shand Kydd, The Fleming Collection, Cairn Energy PLC, Credit Lyonnaise Bank, Turnberry Hotel, Taylor Woodrow, Lord Smith of Kelvin, His Grace, The Duke of Bedford, Anthony Shaffer, Highland Spring Water, Scottish Property Services, Arisaig Partners (Asia) Ltd, Enterprise Oil, Scottish Friendly Assurance.Condition of both picture and frame is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
Lot 264
* ANTHONY ORME (BRITISH b. 1945), EARLY LUNCH ON THE AVENUE, MONTAIGNE, PARIS pastel on paper, signed, titled versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 29cm x 79cm, overall size 61cm x 110cm Note: Anthony Orme was born in Manchester in 1945, to an extensive family of eight. On leaving school, he was apprenticed as a copper plate and steel die hand engraver. To gain this position, he had to prove his artistic ability and produced many sketches at that time to qualify. Later on in life, he decided that the art side of his work had a greater pull and he became a full time, professional painter. Over the years, Anthony pursued his art with passion and determination, which has come to typify this self-belief that a combination of talent, hard-work and a modicum of luck, will in the end, produce a very positive driving force. When not travelling abroad to paint, Anthony works from his Manchester studio producing paintings from live models. His paintings are held in private and corporate collections throughout the UK and abroad.
Lot 125
* JAMES MCDONALD (SCOTTISH b. 1956), THE BRAM STOKER AWARD limited edition etching on paper, signed, titled, dated 1991 and numbered 28/60mounted, framed and under glassimage size 20cm x 41cm, overall size 46cm x 67cm Note: James McDonald studied at Edinburgh College of Art 1974-78, and completed his postgraduate year there in 1979. McDonald has painted full-time since studying at Edinburgh, and his work has won numerous awards including the Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship, British Council Travel Grant and the Alexander Stone Foundation Award. He has exhibited widely throughout the U.K. and overseas and is in private and public collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; BBC; STV and all major Scottish banks.
Lot 271
* FRANCES WALKER CBE RSA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1930) GRYTVIKEN, SOUTH GEORGIA limited edition etching on paper, signed, titled and numbered 1/12mounted, framed and under glassimage size 23cm x 55cm, overall size 45cm x 76cm Label verso: The Scottish Gallery, EdinburghProvenance: the artist's studiooExhibited: Frances Walker - Antarctic Convergence, 3-27 November 2010, The Scottish Gallery, EdinburghNote: born in Kirkcaldy in 1930 Frances Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art and then took up a post as visiting teacher of art for the Hebrides . This experience engendered in her a life-long love of wild and desolate places and since then she has chosen to depict the most remote landscapes, her compositions usually based on coastal reaches, craggy rocks and deserted beaches. Moving to Aberdeen , Walker took up a post at Gray's School of Art where she taught for many years. After retirement she has since divided her time between Aberdeen and the Western Isles, especially Tiree, where she owns a thatched cottage, but more recently has also travelled further afield - her latest inspiration being the even wilder and more desolate landscape of Iceland.
Lot 23
* LIN PATTULLO (SCOTTISH b. 1949), WEST COAST WASHING oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframed and under glassimage size 15cm x 15cm, overall size 32cm x 32cmNote: Lin Pattullo is one of Scotland's most successful artists who exhibits her work regularly in numerous galleries throughout Scotland, in London and in the west of England. She is an elected member of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists (GSWA) and the Paisley Art Institute (PAI). She has exhibited many times at the Royal Glasgow of Fine Arts (RGI) and the Royal Scottish Academy. She holds the Lauder Award at the GSWA, the Neville Award at the PAI and the J Trevor & Webster Award at the RGI. Lin Pattullo's work is held in the collection of HM King Charles and in numerous corporate and notable private collections throughout the UK and beyond
Lot 56
* JOHN GOODLAD, THE BRIDGE and JOHNNY'S CAFE two oils on canvas, signed, titled versoboth unframedoverall size 26cm x 31cm eachQty: 2Note: John Goodlad's interpretation of Lowry has gained popularity and his works can be found in many private collections. He expertly expresses the naivety and simplicity which makes northern art so popular.
Lot 150
* LESLEY BANKS (SCOTTISH b. 1962), RED WRAP oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframed and under glassimage size 26cm x 21cm, overall size 42cm x 36cm Note: Born in 1962, Lesley Banks grew up in Denny, Stirlingshire. In 1980 she began a four year Degree course at Glasgow School of Art specialising in Drawing and Painting. After graduating she travelled and painted throughout Europe funded by an Elizabeth Greenshields Scholarship. In 1988 she became a gallery assistant in the Compass Gallery, Glasgow. Here, encouraged by Cyril and Jill Gerber, Lesley began to exhibit more of her artworks winning various prizes and awards, such as The 1991 Scottish Prize, Royal Overseas League London. This gave her the confidence to concentrate on painting full-time. In 1999 Lesley was appointed 'Artist in Residence' at Edinburgh Zoo where her popular ''Urban Zoo'' exhibition gained funding from the Scottish Arts Council. Since this time Lesley has exhibited throughout the U.K. and as far afield as Singapore and the USA. Works in public collections include Aberdeen Art Gallery, BBC Scotland, Motherwell District Libraries, Leicestershire Schools Collection, Lillie Art Gallery, Unilever, TSB Bank, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Perth Art Gallery and Museum.
Lot 376
* GORDON K MITCHELL RSA RSW RGI (SCOTTISH b. 1952), TWIN FLAMES oil on canvas, signed and dated '84framedimage size 56cm x 46cm, overall size 66cm x 56cmProvenance: understood to have been acquired by the seller at Gordon K Mitchell's first solo show in St Andrew's.Note: Prizes and Awards include: Borders Biennial Exhibition; First Prize, City Arts Centre, Open Exhibition; First Prize, Educational Institute for Scotland; Purchase Prize, Glasgow Mayfest Award, Royal Scottish Academy Award; First Prize, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour; William Gillies Award, Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley; Second Prize, Royal Scottish Academy; J. Murray Thompson Award, Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen; Arts Club Prize, Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen; Whyte & Mackay Award, Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen; Scottish Provident Award, Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen; Dunfermline Building Society Prize, Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen; SSWA Special Award. Solo Exhibitions include Dorothy Quinn Gallery, St. Andrews, Henderson Gallery, Edinburgh, Old City Art Gallery, Jerusalem, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh (biannually since 1992), Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow (biannually since 1993), Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld (1993) Albemarle Gallery (biannually since 1997). Represented in Group Exhibitions in the United Kingdom, including:Allan Park Gallery, Stirling, Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld, Borders Biennial Exhibition, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh, Contemporary British Art Show, London, Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Fine Art Society Galleries, Glasgow, Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, Hilton Hotel, Hong Kong, John Martin of London, Kirkcaldy Art Gallery, Mall Galleries, London, Morrison Scottish Portrait ExhibitionOpen Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Paisley Art Institute, Portland Gallery, London, Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow, Royal Glasgow Institute, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Society of Scottish ArtistsSociety of Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen, Stirling Gallery, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh Group Exhibitions held abroad: Through the `Old City Gallery` Jerusalem, paintings have been included in group exhibitions in Israel, Australia, Canada, U.S.A. and Sweden. Blue and White Gallery, Jerusalem, Contemporary Scottish Art 1994, Hilton Hotel, Hong Kong Collections: Works held in a great many private and public collections, including; Alliance & Leicester Building Society, Edinburgh Distillers Co. Ltd, Edinburgh College of Art, Educational Institute for Scotland, Johnny Walker Whisky Co, Kansas City Art Institute, Macfarlane Group Plc, National Westminster Bank, Paisley Art Institute, Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Brewers Limited, Slottseal Forthside Limited, The Knesset, Israel, University of Edinburgh, Welcome Inns, Whyte & Mackay Group, William Teacher & Sons (Whisky). One of the most recent examples of Gordon Mitchell's paintings we've offered was "Castaway" a 73 x 98cm oil on canvas which sold in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 24th January 2021 for £8000 (hammer) setting a new auction world record for a work by the artist.
Lot 268
* FRANCES WALKER CBE RSA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1930) SEPTEMBER artist's proof lithograph on paper, signed and inscribed A/Pmounted, framed and under glassimage size 24.5cm x 24.5cm, overall size 43cm x 43cm Note: born in Kirkcaldy in 1930 Frances Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art and then took up a post as visiting teacher of art for the Hebrides . This experience engendered in her a life-long love of wild and desolate places and since then she has chosen to depict the most remote landscapes, her compositions usually based on coastal reaches, craggy rocks and deserted beaches. Moving to Aberdeen , Walker took up a post at Gray's School of Art where she taught for many years. After retirement she has since divided her time between Aberdeen and the Western Isles, especially Tiree, where she owns a thatched cottage, but more recently has also travelled further afield - her latest inspiration being the even wilder and more desolate landscape of Iceland.
Lot 109
* WILLIAM CROSBIE RSA RGI (SCOTTISH 1915 - 1999), FLOWERS IN A VASE WITH CHINESE FIGURES watercolour on paper, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 40cm x 24cm, overall size 62cm x 45cm Note: A hugely important figure in Scottish 20th Century art. Of the forty eight examples of his work held in National Collections, Glasgow Museums hold 8, The Hunterian 8, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 5 and multiple examples are held by The National Trust For Scotland, The RSA, Dundee Museums and Galleres, Perth & Kinross, Aberdeen Museum & Galleries, South Ayrshire Council, The Paisley Art Institute and others.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues. Additional images have been uploaded to our website.
Lot 242
* DONALD MACLEOD (SCOTTISH 1956 - 2018) MILLING oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframedimage size 92cm x 92cm, overall size 110cm x 110cm Note: Donald MacLeod was born in Glasgow in 1956, studying drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art for two years before leaving to join the Royal Highland Fusiliers. During the 1980's he travelled through Europe with the artist Peter Howson. After initially settling in England, he returned to Scotland initially as studio assistant to Peter Howson, before becoming a full-time artist in 1992. Donald developed a keen eye for the basic truths in Scottish tales, poems and myths. His portraits give the observer and insight to the nature of the subject. He took part in various mixed shows, including Flowers East, London, and was a regular at RGI Annual Exhibition in Glasgow. He had various one man shows, including the Compass Gallery, Veneer, and Art Exposure, Glasgow. His work is widely regarded and can be found in many collections, both private and public, in Europe and North America.
Lot 148
* BRYAN EVANS, STRIPES limited edition etching on paper, signed, titled and numbered 13/75mounted, framed and under glassimage size 13cm x 8.5cm, overall size 40cm x 28cm Note: Bryan Evans is an artist who depicts in his paintings the rainy streets and tenement closes of Glasgow, Edinburgh and other Scottish towns and cities. Bryan was born in Pembrokeshire in West Wales in 1964. After one year at Dyfed College of Art in Carmarthen he studied a degree in Fine Art at Loughborough College of Art in Leicestershire, England. During this course he visited Glasgow School of Art on a three month exchange visit. Upon graduation he moved to Glasgow and has lived there ever since exhibiting his watercolours throughout Scotland. He has work in collections throughout Britain, Europe, and North America, and has gained considerable acclaim with his atmospheric interpretations of wet city streets and moody interiors.
Lot 29
* LEX MCFADYEN (SCOTTISH b. 1958), STILL LIFE, POPPIES oil on board, signedframed and under glassimage size 31cm x 31cm, overall size 50cm x 50cmNote: Lex McFadyen is a Scottish painter who graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a degree in sculpture before embarking on a career as a fashion designer. Known to many for his fashion designs and couture ranges, Lex returned to painting in 2002. Throughout this time, he has gained a growing following who have collected his portraits, sculptures and atmospheric skyscapes. His move to France has encouraged a shift to still lifes inspired by the colours and beauty to his French surroundings. In recent years, Lex has been forced to experiment with colour after a brain haemorrhage caused him to 'forget' how to mix the colours he had previously used. Re-evaluating the point of colour and his approach to painting, Lex's work seeks a new level of vibrancy and interpretation, painting more freely with more of an artistic licence. He works from his two studios; one based in the Crinan Canal in Argyll and the second in the medieval village of Noyers sur Serein in Burgundy, France where he now spends the majority of his time.
Lot 280
* PAM CARTER DA PAI (SCOTTISH 1952 - 2022), ORCHIDS watercolour on paper, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 51cm x 65cm, overall size 76cm x 89cm Note: Pam Carter was born in Tanganyika, East Africa to an Austrian mother and Scottish father. At the age of thirteen, she came to Scotland where she schooled at Bearsden Academy. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the seventies. "My main inspiration as an artist is in the Scottish landscape and seascape. I enjoy using colour to define contours, structure and changing light sequences. I search out specific viewpoints. I am equally inspired by the rugged isolation of the Western Isles and the dramatic viewpoints of the Eastern coastline. I work predominantly in oil". Pam Carter was unquestionably one of Scotland's most popular and successful contemporary artists. She won numerous awards and prizes, always received significant media attention, has been the subject of many magazine features and had several tv appearances. Her work was widely exhibited but rarely appears at auction.Comment: Pam was a special artist and one who enjoyed wide popularity and substantial commercial success. In all our dealings with Pam over the years, she was always generous with her time and quick to provide the background to paintings we had received from private consignors and filling in gaps about locations, dates etc. Pam's work is instantly recognisable and she had that rare gift, even among the best artists, of being able to use the minimum of brushwork to create the maximum visual effect. Her "lines" were those of the natural environment but she knew exactly how to "see" them and portray them on canvas. Despite her commercial success, or perhaps even because of it, Pam's work probably hasn't yet reached the full audience that it so richly deserves. She exhibited frequently at numerous galleries in Scotland and gallery owners were inevitably in a queue to secure her work. Typically, Pam showed loyalty to those who were the first to support her when she was a relative unknown. Talented artists always wish to be remembered by their work and Pam Carter can be certain of that, but she'll also be remembered with great affection by all those who had the good fortune to meet her or know her.
Lot 203
* JAMES MCNAUGHT RSW RGI (SCOTTISH b. 1948), CONTEMPLATING HIS WORK ink on paper, signed mounted, framed and under glass image size 35cm x 25cm, overall size 53cm x 43cm Note: James McNaught RSW RGI (b.1948) paints buildings and street scenes, mysterious figures and other narrative elements in fictional combinations. James McNaught was born in Glasgow, the only son of parents who worked as carpet designers at Templeton’s Carpet Factory on Glasgow Green. He studied Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art and at Hospitalfield between 1966 and 1970. He won the Royal Scottish Academy painting award in 1970. In 2010 he won the Sir William Gillies Award at the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. James paints in gouache and watercolour with a delicate touch and a faultless technique. His paintings have an obsessive quality, they are witty and enigmatic and depict a surreal, brooding, slightly threatening world. McNaught has had multiple solo exhibitions in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Munich. His paintings are highly sought after and held in significant private collections worldwide.
Lot 51
* ROY YOUNG FERGUSON (SCOTTISH 1907 - 1981), WOODLAND SCENE watercolour on paper, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 36cm x 52cm, overall size 61cm x 75cm Note : An accomplished watercolourist, Ferguson taught at Glasgow School of Art and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society where he was a member. He was also a prolific caricaturist for the Scottish Sunday Express and other publications, signing these works "eff".
Lot 193
* FRANCIS BOAG (SCOTTISH b. 1948), UNTITLED mixed media on board, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 15cm x 15cm, overall size 42cm x 42cm Note: Born in Dundee in 1948, Francis Boag is a leading figure amongst a group of painters often labelled the ‘New Scottish Colourists’. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he has taught in schools in Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen. His vivid, and instantly recognizable, paintings have found their way into a host of public buildings such as airports and hospitals and are sought after by large corporate collectors including John Lewis plc, Baxters Food Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland. In 1964, at barely 17 years of age, he won a place at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee and studied under the then Head of Painting, the larger than life, Scottish-Italian painter Alberto Morrocco and his Deputy David McClure. Upon graduation, Francis’ professional career was dictated by the rhythm of school life. After completing an MA at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen and nearly 30 years teaching, Francis decided to challenge the maxim, ‘those who can, do and those who can’t, teach’ and in 2001 went on to achieve a life-long ambition of making a career as an artist. His paintings are less about copying a scene, than creating a representation of it, a representation which has to be on the one hand a recognisable place or space but also a world where the imagination is unleashed. Polls published in the press in Scotland and Ireland have both placed him in their lists of top 50 best-selling artists, and he is one of only a few artists who has work in the National Collections of both countries. For many years he has donated images of his work to the children’s charity, UNICEF who have recently published a Box set of his Scottish landscapes and in 2015 his Christmas card design was UNICEF’s top seller, raising more than £35,000 for the Charity.
Lot 283
* HAMISH MACDONALD DA PAI (SCOTTISH 1935 - 2008), PITTENWEEM mixed media on board, signed, titled label versoframed and under glass image size 49cm x 73cm, overall size 65cm x 89cm Label verso: T. & R. Annan & Sons, Ltd., GlasgowNote: Hamish MacDonald was born in Glasgow in 1935. He studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1963 and 1967. From 1968 he successfully combined painting with teaching and also guest lectured throughout Scotland. In 1991 he retired from his post as an Art Department Principal to concentrate fully on the development of his painting. Much of his work was inspired by the Scottish Colourist movement, but MacDonald preserved an individuality which marks him out as both a vibrant and important artist. Throughout his career he succeeded in capturing dramatic scenes with his own passionately innovative palette. Hamish MacDonald is now widely regarded as one of Scotland's most successful contemporary artists. From 1964, Hamish staged numerous solo exhibitions in Scotland and Cornwall. He also participated in group shows with prominent galleries in London and throughout the UK. His works can be found in many major collections throughout the world.
Lot 187
* SIR WILLIAM GEORGE GILLIES CBE RA RSA PRSW (1898 - 1973), HIGHLAND FARM, PERTHSHIRE pencil on paper, signed, titled label versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 22cm x 36cm, overall size 48cm x 61cm Label verso: Louise Kosman Modern British Art, EdinburghNote: Born in Haddington, East Lothian in 1898, William Gillies studied at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), where his teachers included D M Sutherland, David Alison, Adam Bruce Thomson and Donald Moodie. In 1922 Gillies graduated and became a founder member of the 1922 Group with Sir William MacTaggart, Robert Crozier, Geissler and others. In 1923 he received a Travelling Scholarship and visited Paris with Geissler, studying with Andre Lhote, before travelling on to Florence. In 1929, after a year teaching at Inverness Academy, Gillies joined ECA's staff, which now included MacTaggart with John Maxwell. During the late 1920s and 1930s Gillies developed a loose, almost Expressionist style, painting the Scottish landscape on the spot, often spending painting holidays with John Maxwell and others in Dumfries & Galloway. In 1939 he moved to the Midlothian village of Temple where the surrounding landscape provided the subject for many of his later works. He visited the villages of East Linton, Haddington, Howgate and Gifford on his motorcycle, painting in oil and watercolour. In the post war period his landscapes became more complex, using intricate patterns of roofs, winding roads, fences, trees and hedges as constructive elements. Pencil and ink outlines became important in his watercolours. He also enjoyed the east coast fishing villages whose nets and boats provided similar fascination. In 1946 he was appointed Head of Painting at ECA, becoming Principal 1960-6. Despite his full-time teaching job his art never suffered and he continued to paint landscapes, interiors and still-life right up to his death.
Lot 86
* WILLIAM BIRNIE RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1929 - 2006), APPLE ORCHARD, NORMANDY mixed media on board, signed and dated '94, titled versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 23cm x 78cm, overall size 47cm x 100cm Note: Bill Birnie studied at Glasgow School of Art under Gilbert Spencer and then at Hospitalfield under Ian Fleming. After graduating, he joined the staff at Hyndland Secondary School in 1952. That same year he was also elected a member of the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA). In 1958, he became a founder member of the Glasgow Group and formed the Glasgow Group Society, of which he was Vice-President for 32 years. In 1965, he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW), a society of which he also became Vice-President and Treasurer. He became Principal Art Teacher at Douglas Academy, near Bearsden, and later at Gryffe High, near Kilbarchan. Bill's abilities not only as a teacher but also as an administrator were noticed by the Department of Education and he was soon appointed Head Examiner in Art for Scotland. He still managed to maintain a very active exhibiting schedule and showed in all the main public galleries and many of Scotland's best commercial galleries. His work was enthusiastically collected and increasingly sought after. He was elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art (RGI) and of the Paisley Art Institute (PAI). In the early years, he painted from his garden, showing the village of Kilbarchan in its changing seasons, under a quiet blanket of winter snow, or framed in a blazing sunset through autumnal trees. Later visits to France and Italy with his artist wife, Cynthia Wall, whom he married in 1953, brought new subject matter, cafe scenes, vine groves, Italian clifftop villages, and the crumbling facades of palaces and churches of Venice. It was characteristic of the man that when told that his illness was terminal, he calmly put his affairs in order and started work for a final one-man show at the Open Eye Gallery (Edinburgh) the scene of so many of his successful shows. Unsurprisingly, the exhibition was a complete sell-out. In recent years there has been a widely acknowledged acceleration in the prices achieved at auctions around the UK for William Birnie's paintings. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 8th November 2020 lot 567 "The Red House" a 60 x 90cm oil sold for £3000 (hammer) which, not for the first time in recent years, set a new auction record for a painting by William Birnie.
Lot 238
* SIMON CLARIDGE (BRITISH b. 1980), MADONNA XIII mixed media on glassmounted and framedimage size 87cm x 58cm, overall size 122cm x 94cmNote: After graduating with a degree in fine art, Simon began working at an art gallery in Windsor. Each night, he painted feverishly, consumed by the dream of one day having his own work hanging on the walls. One morning, he mischievously replaced the window display with his own pieces. By lunchtime, he’d sold all of them and never had to work in a gallery again. Over the years, Simon has garnered the attention of celebrities such as LA stylist Rachel Zoe and fashion designer Henry Holland. In addition, he has enjoyed commissions from companies including Alfa Romeo. Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, Simon’s work captures the female form in all its splendour. His portfolio showcases a selection of cultural icons from the worlds of fashion, modelling and music. As a figurative artist, he has made it his raison d’être to capture the images that strike a chord with his wider audience. Each piece is meticulously considered and crafted to suspend time and evoke a "tangible feeling" from onlookers. For his most recent collection, Diamond Dust, Simon has taken iconic images from the hallowed archives of legendary English photographer Terry O’Neill and translated them into diamond dust silkscreen prints for the first time in history.
Lot 182
* PAM CARTER DA PAI (SCOTTISH 1952 - 2022), SOFT SURGE II oil on canvas, signedframed and under glass image size 24cm x 30cm, overall size 43cm x 49cm Artist's label verso.Note: Pam Carter was born in Tanganyika, East Africa to an Austrian mother and Scottish father. At the age of thirteen, she came to Scotland where she schooled at Bearsden Academy. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the seventies. "My main inspiration as an artist is in the Scottish landscape and seascape. I enjoy using colour to define contours, structure and changing light sequences. I search out specific viewpoints. I am equally inspired by the rugged isolation of the Western Isles and the dramatic viewpoints of the Eastern coastline. I work predominantly in oil". Pam Carter was unquestionably one of Scotland's most popular and successful contemporary artists. She won numerous awards and prizes, always received significant media attention, has been the subject of many magazine features and had several tv appearances. Her work is widely exhibited but rarely appears at auction. However, in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 17th April 2022 lot 38 "Luskentyre Reflections" a 46 x 51cm oil by Pam Carter sold for £2000 (hammer) and in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 10th July 2022 lot 230 "Gables Geary" sold for £2600 (hammer).Comment: Pam was a special artist and one who enjoyed wide popularity and substantial commercial success. In all our dealings with Pam over the years, she was always generous with her time and quick to provide the background to paintings we had received from private consignors and filling in gaps about locations, dates etc. Pam's work is instantly recognisable and she had that rare gift, even among the best artists, of being able to use the minimum of brushwork to create the maximum visual effect. Her "lines" were those of the natural environment but she knew exactly how to "see" them and portray them on canvas. Despite her commercial success, or perhaps even because of it, Pam's work probably hasn't yet reached the full audience that it so richly deserves. She exhibited frequently at numerous galleries in Scotland and gallery owners were inevitably in a queue to secure her work. Typically, Pam showed loyalty to those who were the first to support her when she was a relative unknown. Talented artists always wish to be remembered by their work and Pam Carter can be certain of that, but she'll also be remembered with great affection by all those who had the good fortune to meet her or know her.Condition of the picture is good overall with no visible or known issues. Additional images have been uploaded to our website.
Lot 41
DOUGLAS PURDON (CANADIAN), EARLY MORNING, KESWICK oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframedimage size 56cm x 71cm, overall size 73cm x 88cm Note: born in Toronto, Canada and graduated from the Ontario College of Art (AOCA) and is a full-time painter in Toronto, Canada. His preferred medium is oil, but he also works in watercolour and acrylic. In 1998, he wrote the best seller Color Secrets For Glowing Oil Paintings, published by North Light publication. He is an elected member of The Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), and The Ontario Society of Artists (OSA. He is also a professional member of the Arts & Letters Cub of Toronto. He is an education and technical advisor for Winsor & Newton, lecturing on painting on materials and techniques at colleges and universities. His popular lectures on history are given at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies. He teaches painting workshops for Loyalist College and for private art groups and societies in Canada and the US. In 2005, Doug won the Museum Purchase Award at the 26th Annual Mystic International Marine Painting Exhibition. In 2007 his solo exhibition, Doug Purdon and the Legend of Landscape opened at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto. His oil painting Breaking Waves – Grimsby was awarded First Prize by Canadian Brushstroke Magazine in September 2009 and used for the cover. His illustration for LIQUETEX inks was selected by the Society of Illustrators – Los Angeles, for inclusion in their 2012 annual exhibition. He was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award for the Department of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto – School of Continuing Studies in 2012. His work is exhibited at Studio 737 and the Westmount Gallery. His paintings are in the permanent collections of Mystic Seaport, Scottish National Tourist Board, Toronto Public Library, City of Toronto.
Lot 89
* BARBARA 'BABS' REDPATH (BRITISH 1924 - 2003), THE ATTIC oil on board, signed and titled versoframedimage size 52cm x 95cm, overall size 62cm x 105cm Handwritten artist's label verso.Note: Painter and teacher born in London. Educated Streatham, then studied at Edinburgh College of Art, where she was an Andrew Grant Scholar, 1942–4 and 1945–7, her teachers including William Gillies and John Maxwell. In 1948 a travelling scholarship took her to Italy. She went on to work for a time in the education department of Kelvingrove Museum and Art Galleries, in Glasgow, where she settled. Showed widely in Scotland, including SSA, RSA and elsewhere, having a number of solo shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde hold her work.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
Lot 105
* JAMES FULLARTON (SCOTTISH b. 1946), SUNSET WITH YACHTS oil on canvas, signed, titled label versoframedimage size 76cm x 86cm, overall size 89cm x 109cm Handwritten artist's label versoNote: Born in Glasgow, James Fullarton studied at the Glasgow School of Art under Donaldson, Goudie and Shanks. Since gaining his Diploma in Drawing and Painting in 1969, he has worked full-time as a professional painter based in Ayrshire. He is a regular exhibitor with the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and has exhibited with the Royal Scottish Academy and lectured for the Scottish Arts Council. He has also won several prizes and awards throughout his career including the David Cargill Award and the Britoil Award. James has enjoyed a long and successful career with many solo shows. His work is sold in a number of galleries across Scotland and England and has been acquired for many public and corporate collections including; Adam and Company, Arnold Clark Organisation, The Bank of Scotland, Greenock Art Gallery, Guinness Plc, Heriot-Watt University, Lillie Art Gallery (Milngavie), Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, Macfarlane Group Plc, Maclaurin Gallery (Ayr), Northern Corporate Bank, Proctor and Gamble, Robert Fleming Holdings Ltd, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Scottish Power Plc, Scottish Television, Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, TSB Collection, The Earl of Wemyss and March, The Indian Empress (Yacht), United Distillers and many private collections worldwide.
Lot 233
* DAVID REES, DANSEUSE II oil on canvas, signed versoframedimage size 94cm x 105cm, overall size 105cm x 115cmNote: Self taught artist David Rees burst onto the UK art scene in 2014 gaining representation from Washington Green after having done just four paintings. His figurative and wildlife pieces have established him an ever growing fan base both on social media and in galleries. His expressive style has gained him high profile collectors as well as many first time art buyers. His success in both figurative and wildlife painting is reflected by the sell out editions of 150 prints that are released twice a year.
Lot 243
* SIMON CLARIDGE (BRITISH b. 1980), PINK BRA DIAMOND acrylic on canvas, signed versounframed, as intendedoverall size 102cm x 102cm Note: After graduating with a degree in fine art, Simon began working at an art gallery in Windsor. Each night, he painted feverishly, consumed by the dream of one day having his own work hanging on the walls. One morning, he mischievously replaced the window display with his own pieces. By lunchtime, he’d sold all of them and never had to work in a gallery again. Over the years, Simon has garnered the attention of celebrities such as LA stylist Rachel Zoe and fashion designer Henry Holland. In addition, he has enjoyed commissions from companies including Alfa Romeo. Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, Simon’s work captures the female form in all its splendour. His portfolio showcases a selection of cultural icons from the worlds of fashion, modelling and music. As a figurative artist, he has made it his raison d’être to capture the images that strike a chord with his wider audience. Each piece is meticulously considered and crafted to suspend time and evoke a "tangible feeling" from onlookers. For his most recent collection, Diamond Dust, Simon has taken iconic images from the hallowed archives of legendary English photographer Terry O’Neill and translated them into diamond dust silkscreen prints for the first time in history.
Lot 272
* FRANCES WALKER CBE RSA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1930) BREAKFAST TABLE limited edition lithograph on paper, signed, titled and numbered 25/30mounted, framed and under glassimage size 47cm x 58cm, overall size 68cm x 80cm Note: born in Kirkcaldy in 1930 Frances Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art and then took up a post as visiting teacher of art for the Hebrides . This experience engendered in her a life-long love of wild and desolate places and since then she has chosen to depict the most remote landscapes, her compositions usually based on coastal reaches, craggy rocks and deserted beaches. Moving to Aberdeen , Walker took up a post at Gray's School of Art where she taught for many years. After retirement she has since divided her time between Aberdeen and the Western Isles, especially Tiree, where she owns a thatched cottage, but more recently has also travelled further afield - her latest inspiration being the even wilder and more desolate landscape of Iceland.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
Lot 122
* DEREK SANDERSON, SKYE oil on board, signed, titled and dated 2003 versounframedoverall size 25.5cm x 25.cmNote: Derek Sanderson comes from Sheffield, Yorkshire. He moved to Scotland in 1967 to be with his wife Anne and continue his career in the Graphic Design and Advertising industry but in 1980 launched out as a freelance illustrator and artist. Now, Derek focuses entirely on fine art, specialising in watercolour, oil and acrylic landscapes of the beautiful Scottish landscape that he has come to love, especially so the Western Isles. Derek’s work has featured in many exhibitions throughout the UK, and his work is part of many private collections in the UK and overseas.
Lot 229
* LOUISE DEAR (BRITISH b. 1960), DO YOU FEEL IT (AUTUMN LEAVES) mixed media on aluminium, signed, titled versounframed, as intendedoverall size 140cm x 140cmNote: Louise’s earliest memories are of her incredibly happy family life spent in such exotic locations as South Africa & the Far East. At the age of six the family returned to England & set up home in a small country village in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Initially intending a career within the fashion business, Louise studied fashion design at Medway College of Art & Design yet with the spirit of adventure having been instilled so young, at the age of 21, she purchased a 1963 Bedford ambulance, painted it Honey Pink and promptly set off to see the world. Her time was spent working whilst consuming the sumptuous splendours of Europe; Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and dipping an inquisitive toe into the divine indulgence of North Africa. Returning home in 1987, Louise bought a three month return ticket to India yet did not return to England for a further seven years. Her adventures took her travelling extensively throughout South East Asia, continually gorging on it's extreme delights until eventually arriving in Darwin, North Australia. From here she travelled overland to Sydney where she & her partner set up home and Louise worked as an Exhibition Designer for Lego, Australia. In 1993 Louise came back to her roots, gave birth to her greatest creation, her daughter Lama and returned to full-time education. Now settled in the picturesque town of Totnes, Louise has been working as a professional artist since graduating from University College Chichester in 1998. Her fabulous adventures continue to enspire her work, creating paintings which are vibrant, passionate and intense with a sensual eroticism which are both provocative yet at the same time, demure. Louise Dear's work is exhibited and sold through the Castle Fine Art network of galleries.
Lot 378
* NAEL HANNA (IRAQI/SCOTTISH b 1959), HOUSES BY THE COAST oil on panel, signedframed and under glassimage size 75cm x 100cm, overall size 87cm x 112cmNote: Based in Angus, Scotland, Nael Hanna has long been regarded as one of the UK's most visionary landscape painters. His love of the Scottish north east coastline has provided the inspiration for much of his long career as a modern contemporary artist. He returns to the colours, textures and natural light that he encounters whilst out walking near his home in rural Angus, each time capturing something new, and detail previously unseen in his art. The wonders of the natural world and nature, are captured and form the essence of his painting. Nael first arrived in Dundee in 1983, the year in which he began his studies in drawing and painting at Duncan of Jordanson. In 1987, he won a scholarship to further his study at the acclaimed Hospitalfield Summer School, Arbroath, and it was during that time that he began to depict the dramatic coastline and imposing mountain ranges and spectacular waterfalls that he encountered in his travels throughout Scotland. Nael’s work has attained numerous awards and widespread acclaim in the UK and in many other countries including Malaysia, Egypt and the USA. As well as exhibitions at the RGI, RSA, SSA and the SSAC, Nael has exhibited in countless prominent galleries throughout the UK and his work is included within major public, corporate and private collections worldwide.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
Lot 226
* PHILIP REEVES RSA PRSW RGI RE (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2017), SHORE FORM limited edition etching on paper, signed, titled and numbered 1/10mounted, framed and under glass image size 44cm x 68cm, overall size 64cm 88cm Handwritten artist's label versoNote: Philip Reeves brought the tenets of European Modernism to Scottish art, creating collages and prints that centre on the formation of shape, line and colour. Known for his economy of form and appropriation of scrap materials, Reeves was a virtuosic printmaker and is credited with reinvigorating the practice in Scotland. Vitally important in the elevation of the status of printmaking from that of a craft to that of an art form in Scotland.
Lot 253
* SIMON CLARIDGE (BRITISH b. 1980), MONROE LISA : MINT mixed media on canvas, signedframedimage size 90cm x 60cm, overall size 95cm x 65cmNote: After graduating with a degree in fine art, Simon began working at an art gallery in Windsor. Each night, he painted feverishly, consumed by the dream of one day having his own work hanging on the walls. One morning, he mischievously replaced the window display with his own pieces. By lunchtime, he’d sold all of them and never had to work in a gallery again. Over the years, Simon has garnered the attention of celebrities such as LA stylist Rachel Zoe and fashion designer Henry Holland. In addition, he has enjoyed commissions from companies including Alfa Romeo. Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, Simon’s work captures the female form in all its splendour. His portfolio showcases a selection of cultural icons from the worlds of fashion, modelling and music. As a figurative artist, he has made it his raison d’être to capture the images that strike a chord with his wider audience. Each piece is meticulously considered and crafted to suspend time and evoke a "tangible feeling" from onlookers. For his most recent collection, Diamond Dust, Simon has taken iconic images from the hallowed archives of legendary English photographer Terry O’Neill and translated them into diamond dust silkscreen prints for the first time in history.
Lot 236
* SIMON CLARIDGE (BRITISH b. 1980), MADONNA X mixed media on glassmounted and framedimage size 87cm x 58cm, overall size 122cm x 94cmNote: After graduating with a degree in fine art, Simon began working at an art gallery in Windsor. Each night, he painted feverishly, consumed by the dream of one day having his own work hanging on the walls. One morning, he mischievously replaced the window display with his own pieces. By lunchtime, he’d sold all of them and never had to work in a gallery again. Over the years, Simon has garnered the attention of celebrities such as LA stylist Rachel Zoe and fashion designer Henry Holland. In addition, he has enjoyed commissions from companies including Alfa Romeo. Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, Simon’s work captures the female form in all its splendour. His portfolio showcases a selection of cultural icons from the worlds of fashion, modelling and music. As a figurative artist, he has made it his raison d’être to capture the images that strike a chord with his wider audience. Each piece is meticulously considered and crafted to suspend time and evoke a "tangible feeling" from onlookers. For his most recent collection, Diamond Dust, Simon has taken iconic images from the hallowed archives of legendary English photographer Terry O’Neill and translated them into diamond dust silkscreen prints for the first time in history.
Lot 40
* GEORGINA MCMASTER (SCOTTISH b. 1980), SAL oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 100cm x 50cm, overall size 120cm x 70cm Note: In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 6th March 2022, "Camouflage" (lot 206, a 91 x 121cm oil on canvas) by Georgina McMaster sold for £4400 (hammer) setting another UK auction record price for one of Scotland's most notable young artists.
Lot 99
* LINDA CLARK PAI, STILL LIFE WITH PURPLE CLOTH oil on canvas, signedframed and under glassimage size 61cm x 61cm, overall size 77cm x 77cm Label verso: The Torrance Gallery, EdinburghNote: Linda Clark has drawn and painted all her life. She studied for many years as an open student at Glasgow School of Art. She is an Artist Member of Paisley Art Institute and of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists. Her work has been collected by various banks and numerous private collectors from around the UK. She has exhibited with the Royal Glasgow Institute, the Royal Scottish Academy and various galleries, including the Wren Gallery in the Cotswolds. Linda Clark has won the Lauder Award for landscape painting from the Glasgow Society of Women Artists. She received the “Plein Air” Award from Paisley Art Institute. She has received the Constance Hamilton Award from the Glasgow Southern Art Club. She has exhibited many times with the Torrance Gallery in Edinburgh. She has had solo shows in the RGI Kelly Gallery, the Wren Gallery and the Torrance Gallery.
Lot 260
* HANNAH FRANK (SCOTTISH 1908 - 2008), GARDEN (1932) lithograph on paper, signed in pencilmounted, framed and under glassimage size 33cm x 28cm, overall size 54cm x 44cm Note: "Garden (1932)" is one of the rarest Hannah Frank signed prints. A previous example of this print was sold (by McTear's) for £650 (lot 526 The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction 27th September 2020). Since McTear's first promoted Hannah Frank's spectacular work in 2011, the prices for her ever more rare signed prints have continued to rise with many current prices being more than five times higher than those achieved barely a decade ago. The latest UK auction record figure for a single signed lithograph was most recently achieved (twice) in our auction on 24th October 2021 and now stands at £820 (hammer). Note 2: Hannah Frank was the last living link to the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau period. She studied at the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University in the 1920`s and her haunting pen and ink drawings have been exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Glasgow Institute. A series of lithographs of some of her 90 drawings were made in the 1960's and again in the 1980's to satisfy the demand for her work after exhibitions in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Only a relatively few of these prints were hand signed (in pencil) by Hannah and it's understood that only one print was ever editioned (numbered) in a conventional manner. A major exhibition at the Royal Glasgow Institute in 2006 brought her work to a new generation of admirers and received considerable press coverage. Her work toured for five years in the UK and the USA culminating in an exhibition at Glasgow University which opened on her 100th birthday 23rd August 2008. After her death, she was awarded a posthumous Honorary Doctorate at Glasgow University and Glasgow City Council`s Lord Provost`s Award For Art (2009).
Lot 156
* CHRISTINE A WOODSIDE RSW RGI (SCOTTISH b.1946), LOMOND MOON oil on board, signed, titled versoframed and under glassimage size 30cm x 30cm, overall size 51cm x 51cm Note: Christine Woodside RGI RSW (b.1946) is a Scottish artist producing landscapes and still lifes inspired by her travels and the rural landscape of Fife where she lives. Woodside studied Fine Art at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, graduating in 1963. In 1966 she won the David Murray Scholarship for Landscape painting and in 1968 the Hospitalfield Scholarship. She continued to paint whilst bringing up her young family in the 70s and 80s - her preferred medium watercolour. In 1993 she was elected member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, and in 1995 she won the Teachers Whisky Travel Scholarship at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. This major award allowed her to visit North Africa, which was to have a significant influence on her work in subsequent years. Her palette became brighter and the paint applied thicker. She has exhibited regularly since 1996 in Edinburgh and London; her works mainly inspired by her study tours to Morocco, Tunisia and Italy. Her recent paintings depict the surrounding countryside and views from her window where she lives in Fife. In 1999 she was elected as a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art. Her work is held in public and private collections in the UK.
Lot 116
* DEREK SANDERSON, SANGO BAY, DURNESS III oil on board, signed, titled versounframedoverall size 25.5cm x 25.5cm Note: Derek Sanderson comes from Sheffield, Yorkshire. He moved to Scotland in 1967 to be with his wife Anne and continue his career in the Graphic Design and Advertising industry but in 1980 launched out as a freelance illustrator and artist. Now, Derek focuses entirely on fine art, specialising in watercolour, oil and acrylic landscapes of the beautiful Scottish landscape that he has come to love, especially so the Western Isles. Derek’s work has featured in many exhibitions throughout the UK, and his work is part of many private collections in the UK and overseas.
Lot 34
* BILLY CONNOLLY CBE (SCOTTISH b. 1942), SCOTTY POSER XX limited edition giclee print on paper, signed and numbered 12/295, titled and dated 2022 certificate verso, from the Born on a Rainy Day series framed and under glassimage size 57cm x 77cm, overall size 65cm x 86cmProvenance: Certificate verso by Washington Green Fine Art.Note: The world-famous musician and comedian’s iconic artworks have no less impact than one of his legendary comedy sketches. The faceless figures possess an extraordinary self-awareness and humanity. Devoid of emotion or expression, their anonymity opens them up to individual interpretation, creating a unique bond with the viewer. Featured by The Times and documentaries including Billy Connolly: It's Been a Pleasure, his minimalist drawings have been described as 'poignant', 'funny' and 'enigmatic' by critics.
Lot 55
* JOHN GOODLAD, QUEEN'S DOCK, GLASGOW oil on canvas, signed, titled versounframedoverall size 30cm x 40cm Note: John Goodlad's interpretation of Lowry has gained popularity and his works can be found in many private collections. He expertly expresses the naivety and simplicity which makes northern art so popular.
Lot 18
* HETTY HAXWORTH (SCOTTISH b. 1971), RED PEBBLE limited edition screenprint on paper, signed, numbered 23/30 and dated '03, titled versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 26cm x 70cm, overall size 34cm x 79cmNote: Oxford born, Hetty Haxworth studied at the Glasgow School of Art and has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. Her work has been shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, The Scottish Society of Artists and selected touring shows to Ohio, Australia, LA, Denmark and Brussels. She now lives and works from a studio in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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