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Click here to subscribeSue Atkinson (British 1949-2021) "Snowy Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats" Signed, titled on verso, oil on board.23.5 x 27cm (framed 33 x 36.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks.
Harry Kingsley (British 1914-1998) "Aqueduct St., Manchester" Signed and dated 1958, titled on verso, oil on board.18 x 29cm (framed 24 x 35.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately reframed and glazed.
Stuart Walton (British 1933-) "Corner Shop" Signed and dated '68, oil on board.70 x 93.5cm (framed 91 x 114.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition. There are one or two minor scuffs and splashes across the surface of the painting. The painting is ornately re-framed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Jack Simcock (British 1929-2012) Building with figure Signed and dated '61, oil on board.31.5 x 49.5cm (framed 43 x 61cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The original frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Paul Bassingthwaighte (British 1963-) "G-Mex, Manchester" Unsigned, oil on board.63 x 75.5cm (framed 67 x 79.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is reframed but not glazed.
Geoffrey Key (British 1941-) "The Meeting" Signed and dated '99, titled on verso, oil on canvas. 59.5 x 49.5cm (framed 85.5 x 75.5cm) Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot. The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed.
Richard Clare (British 1964-) "Christmas Day Snow, Saddleworth" Signed, titled and dated 2005 on verso, oil on board.29 x 29cmArtists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed.
Ivan Taylor (British 1946-) "Chinatown, Manchester" Signed, titled on artist's label verso, oil on board.19.5 x 24.5cm (framed 34.5 x 39.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Simeon Stafford (British 1956-) "St. Ives" Signed, titled on verso, oil on board.80.5 x 80.5cmArtists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in good, original condition. The whole board has warped vertically. There are some minor surface marks across the painting and some small areas of paint loss around the edges of the board. The painting is unframed.
Reg Gardner (British 1948-) "The Iron Bridge, Gorton, Manchester" Signed, titled on verso, oil on canvas.43.5 x 59.5cm (framed 61 x 76.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
James Lawrence Isherwood F.R.S.A., F.I.A.L. (British 1917-1989) "Guards Band, Buck House" Signed, titled on verso, oil on board.44.5 x 54.5cm (framed 57.5 x 67.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition. There are one or two small areas of paint loss across the signature which have been infilled with ink. The painting is ornately reframed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scratches and knocks commensurate with age.
Tim Lang (British 20th/21st century) "Lancashire Landscape" Signed, titled and dated 2012 on verso, oil on board.39 x 49.5cm (framed 48.5 x 58.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately reframed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Theodore Major (British 1908-1999) "Snow at Wigan" Signed and titled on verso, oil on board. 62.5 x 75.5cm (framed 86.5 x 99cm) Exhibited: Looking Forward, Art Exhibition Bureau, 23 Albermarle Street, London, W1 (label on reverse) City of Manchester Art Gallery (label on reverse)Acquired directly from the artist's daughter in 2001 Clark Art Ltd Private Collection UK. Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot. The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately reframed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Joyce Parfitt (British 1939-) "Yarns Mill, Saddleworth" Signed, titled on artist's label verso, oil on board.15 x 22.5cm (framed 27.5 x 35cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Colin Jellicoe (British 1942-2018) "Musicians" Signed and dated 1969, oil on board. 50 x 60cm (framed 64 x 79cm) Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot. The painting is in good, original condition. The surface of both the painting and the frame is a little grubby. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The original frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
James Lawrence Isherwood F.R.S.A., F.I.A.L. (British 1917-1989) "On Seat Lancashire Caps & Faces" Signed, titled on verso, oil on board.44.5 x 59.5cm (framed 60.5 x 75.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition. The varnish has yellowed in areas across the painting and there are one or two minor surface scuffs. The painting is ornately reframed but not glazed. The frame has some knocks and losses.
British School (20th century) Scottish coastal view with Clyde puffer Unsigned, oil on canvas.29 x 39.5cm (framed 46 x 56.5cm)The painting is in very good, original condition. The surface of the painting is a little grubby in places. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has some knocks and losses.
* FRED YATES (BRITISH 1922 - 2008), SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAS oil on canvas, signed, titled label versomounted, framed and under glass image size 46cm x 55cm, overall size 64cm x 72cm Label verso: J M LondonProvenance: The artists estate Note: Fred Yates was a self-taught British artist, known for his plein-air paintings of the English landscape. Influenced by so-called naïve art and the work of L S Lowry, Yates' work incorporated bold colours, loose brushwork, and child-like abstractions. Often, he layered paint on top of the canvas to create a thick, textured surface, giving his paintings a sculptural quality. Born on July 25, 1922 in Urmston, England, Yates fought in the Second World War alongside his twin brother, who was killed at the Battle of Arnheim. After the war, he began painting the Manchester cityscape in his free time and became well known in the local art scene, working alongside painter Lowry. Yates moved to Cornwall in 1968, where he began painting rocky beach landscapes and scenes of village life. He gained national attention after presenting his work at the 1985 exhibition “St Ives 1939– 64” at the Tate Gallery in London. A decade later, the artist moved to Rancon, France, painting the local landscape for the remainder of his artistic career. Yates died on July 7, 2008 in England at the age of 85. His work is held in the collections of the Brighton and Hove Art Gallery, Liverpool University, and the University of Warwick.
* JAMES FULLARTON (SCOTTISH b. 1946), LANDSCAPE - LODEVE (Southern France) oil on board, signedframed and under glass image size 51cm x 61cm, overall size 62cm x 72cm Note: Uncompleted oil study verso.Note: 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.Condition is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
* JOHN BELLANY CBE RA HRSA (SCOTTISH 1942 - 2013), THE PORTRAIT OF ALBERT IRVIN RA oil on canvas, signed and titled, dated 1987 verso framed image size 151cm x 121cm, overall size 170cm x 137cm Note 1: From 1973 to 1978 Bellany was head of the Faculty of Painting at Croydon College of Art, where his colleagues included David Royle, Denis Bowen, Barry Martin and Mel Gordon. It was at this time that he became a close friend of the abstract-expressionist painter Albert Irvin OBE RA. They had first met at the RCA and Irvin selected his "Three Fishermen" for a London Group exhibition. Bellany invited Irvin to teach at Croydon on a part-time basis, a compliment later returned when Bellany left Croydon and Irvin found him a job at Goldsmiths College of Art. Bellany was drinking heavily at this time and as Albert Irvin later commented "To go out with John meant you were going to lose two days of your life". Bellany's 1988 liver transplant started early in the morning of 30th April - the day before "May Day", the seafarers distress call. An irony not lost on him. Remarkably, he was deemed well enough to receive visitors by 12 May and the first were Bert and Betty Irvin. Irvin wrote: John was in his single room in Ward C9 with balloons tied to his bedhead. Watercolours and drawings that he's done since he's been here were on the walls as was the photograph of him and Helen by Lord Snowdon and several of his postcards.The rest were in a box under his bed. He looked yellow and his eyes were very yellow, as Helen had warned us. He was magnificent. His will to survive and his optimism were indomitable. His sense of humour was superbly and ridiculously intact, as when he insited that we have photographs taken with him with his pyjamas open & his operation and pipes, and bottles and bags on display". Albert Irvin was known as "Uncle Bert" to the Bellany family. Note 2: Collector demand has never been higher for the work of John Bellany and numerous examples have been sold in recent months by both McTear's and others at ever more impressive prices. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 29th May 2022 "The Finnon Smoker" by Bellany sold for £80,000 (hammer) and in the same sale, "Bass Rock Fable" (a 76 x 61cm unframed oil) sold for £12,000 (hammer). In our 21st August 2022 auction, lot 137 "The Newspaper Hat" (a 61 x 51cm oil) sold for £9500 (hammer). "Like-for-like" auction prices for original paintings are usually difficullt to assess, but in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of April 2023, two Bellany paintings which had been acquired in our auctions in September and November 2014 were consigned for sale by the same owner. The original 2014 selling prices were £1800 and £4000 and the same paintings sold in April for £3800 and £7000 (all hammer prices). This equates to a growth in value of 86.2% in fewer than nine years. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 25th May 2023, lot 282, "Restless Wave" a 90 x 90cm oil (by Bellany) sold for £9000 (hammer) and in our auction of 9th November, lot 92, "Harbour" a 90 x 120cm oil by Bellany sold for £11000 (hammer).
* CRAIG MULHOLLAND (SCOTTISH b. 1969), PIG'S HEAD STUDY oil on board, initialledunframedoverall size 92cm x 92cm Note: Craig Mulholland was born in Glasgow and studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art. He lives and works in Glasgow and is currently Course Leader and Lecturer in Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art. Mulholland’s work is included in a variety of public and private collections including: Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow; The Royal Bank of Scotland; the Rudin Dewoody Collection; the Gregory Papadimitriou Collection and The Fleming Collection, London. He has been the recipient of a number of visual arts awards from the Scottish Arts Council and Creative Scotland, and exhibits regularly. Artistically, Mulholland is preoccupied with dialogues between emerging digital technologies and the clearer limits of more traditional painting and sculpture.
* COLIN FRASER (SCOTTISH b. 1956), BREAKING WAVES egg tempera on panel, signed, titled and dated 2000 label versoframed and under glassimage size 78cm x 108cm, overall size 107cm x 137cm Label verso: The Gatehouse Gallery, GlasgowComment: An outstanding and very large work by Colin Fraser and probably the largest example to be offered at auction.Note 1: By repute, the lady is the artist's wife. Colin Fraser's work rarely appears at auction but in 2021 Bonhams, London sold "Warm Light" (61 x 65cm egg tempera) by Fraser for £3000 (hammer) - lot 153, Modern British & Irish Art 28th April 2021 and in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 10th November 2022 lot 61 "Early Morning Light" (a 67 x 46cm egg tempera) by Colin Fraser sold for £2200 (hammer).Note 2: Colin Fraser was born in Glasgow in 1956. He studied art in Brighton while in his twenties before moving to Lund in southern Sweden, where he lives with his wife and children. He exhibits regularly at the Royal Academy Summer Show, Catto Gallery and Petley Fine Art in London, Mira Godard Gallery in Canada as well as at galleries in New York and Glasgow. His work is held in numerous private and corporate collections throughout North America, the UK, Europe and Asia. Ever since his first exhibition in Brighton in 1978, Colin Fraser has worked almost exclusively in egg tempera, which has the benefit of being very long lasting, with examples over two thousand years old still in existence, and was the most widely used painting medium until the sixteenth century, when it was superseded by oils. However, it is also extraordinarily time-consuming. The painted surface must be built up layer by translucent layer, with the paint drying instantaneously and not amenable to manipulation afterwards, unlike oil paints. Although a notoriously difficult medium, it has become a firm favourite of Fraser’s, who says that the “restrictions have been paramount in helping me be more direct in my approach to the work, with the instant drying and transparency of the paint actively contributing to a higher level of spontaneity of execution”. Colin Fraser is particularly drawn to its vitality which reminds him “of the dynamism of the sun – never static, always changing”. “Observed light is usually what attracts me into the process of painting,” he says. “The surface of a work painted in tempera simply has a unique glow which cannot be imitated in other mediums”. Constructing each painting is an arduous process, each beginning with an idea or a chance observation followed by weeks of experimentation with arrangements and preparatory drawings. Many of his scenes are staged with strategic placement of chairs, diaphanous textiles and trays of fruit. He believes that the painter “chooses the content and the arrangement, and then it becomes a question of striving to achieve a particular mood”. The prestigious Catto Gallery (London) has staged highly succesful solo shows for Colin Fraser in 2015, 2017, 2019 & 2022.
* STEVEN CAMPBELL (SCOTTISH 1953 - 2007), BALLOONISTS COMING TO EARTH oil on paper, signed, titled and dated 1987 verso framed and under glass image size 50cm x 39cm, overall size 70cm x 60cm Note: Steven Campbell was born in Glasgow and originally worked as a maintenance engineer in a steelworks in Cambulsang before attending Glasgow School of Art and becoming one of the leading Scottish figurative painters of his generation. Campbell worked alongside the artists Ken Currie, Peter Howson and Adrian Wiszniewski, a group which later became known as the 'New Glasgow Boys'. While their artistic output was not homogenous they all shared an interest in figurative painting during the early 1980s which broke away from the conceptual and minimal trends in Modern art at the turn of the twentieth century. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1982 Campbell won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Pratt Institute in the United States. Campbell worked from a studio in Brooklyn until 1986 and this period was key in establishing his status as an internationally renowned artist whilst raising awareness of Scottish contemporary art on a global scale. "Young Camper Discovering Grotto in The Ground" is a major work representative of this period. It appeared in a solo show held at the Barbara Toll Gallery in 1983. Within days of the show, the doyen of the New York art critics, John Russell, fully endorsed the painterly qualities of a young, unknown Scottish artist in his New York Times review. From here it was purchased by significant US contemporary art collectors, Boake and Marian Sells. Campbell had further solo exhibitions across the world in locations as far-reaching as Galerie Pierre Huiber in Geneva (1986) and Marlborough Fine Art in Tokyo (1990). His work is influenced by a diverse range of literary fiction from tales by the author P.G. Wodehouse to murder mysteries, resulting in his artworks appearing to be humorous and unsettling. Campbell was also influenced by children's book illustrations accounting for his use of a rich and vibrant palette which intensified after his U.S. period. Campbell's surreal compositions cannot be read as a conventional fictional narrative and his imaginary worlds intentionally challenge the viewer with their dreamlike quality leaving his artwork open to multiple interpretations.
* MHAIRI MCGREGOR RSW (SCOTTISH b 1971) WHITE ROSES oil on board, signed, titled label versoframed and under glassimage size 24cm x 24cm, overall size 42cm x 42cm Note: MHAIRI PATRICIA McGREGOR RSW was born in 1971. She studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1989 - 1993, gaining a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She has exhibited very widely in Scotland, in England and Australia. While at Art School she received a number of awards including one month working in Vetheuil, France, a Christie’s Bursary for 3rd-Year Studies, Glasgow School of Art Landscape Drawing Prize for a sketchbook done in the open and a John Kinross Scholarship - 3 months working in Florence, Italy. Following graduation, she spent six months painting in Australia. In 1996 she was interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland for The Usual Suspects programme. In 1997 she was short-listed as one of four for the Alastair Salvesen Scholarship and she was awarded the Under 25 Regional Winner of the Laing Art Competition. She spent a further four months painting in Australia. In 1998 she was short-listed, one of six for Gilchrist-Fisher Memorial Award. She took part in a Scottish Television interview for The Home Show programme. In 1999 she was short-listed, one of four for the Alastair Salvesen Scholarship. She was awarded the Ruth Davidson Memorial Award - 3 months working in the South of France. She was elected Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 2000 she was awarded Glasgow Art Club Fellowship and spent two months painting in Australia. In 2001 she was awarded the Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award and the Paisley Art Institute Prize. In 2002 she spent two months painting in Arizona and New Mexico.
* PETER BOURNE RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1931), PAINTED GATE oil on board, signed, titled label versoframedimage size 77cm x 81cm, overall size 88cm x 92cmHandwritten label verso.Note: Painter in oil and watercolour, and teacher, born in Madras, India, who studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1949–54, with David Donaldson. Went on to combine teaching and painting, being a member of RSW and SSWA. “The Fauves, British colourists and Pop” were among influences on his work, which appeared in group shows in Glasgow and Edinburgh, where he also exhibited solo, also in groups in Kendal, Perth and Newcastle upon Tyne. Paintings in Hospitals, Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal, Edinburgh’s city art collection and Mobil Oil have examples. Lived in Aberfeldy, Perthshire.
MAY BYRNE, IN THE PINK oil on board, initialledmounted, framed and under glassimage size 20cm x 20cm, overall size 45cm x 45cmNote: May Byrne is a professional artist and educator. She has developed an instantly recognisable style of expressive painting and has received many accolades and awards for her work, including a solo exhibition with House for an Art Lover, Glasgow. Her work is held in a number of private and public collections in the UK and overseas. May was Vice-president and Honorary Treasurer of the Paisley Arts Institute (2011- 2015) and is currently Treasurer for the Uist Arts Association (UAA)
* NEIL DALLAS BROWN (SCOTTISH 1938 - 2003), SLOW BALLAD (BLUES NUMBER) oil on panel, signed, titled and dated 1978 label versoframed image size 45cm x 37cm, overall size 63cm x 56cm Artist's label verso.Note: Neil Dallas Brown was born in Elgin, Moray and studied at Dundee College of Art, Patrick Allan Fraser School of Art in Arbroath and the Royal Academy Schools. He won a travelling scholarship to the continent and a number of notable awards and prizes. In 1967 he visited New York with a Scottish Arts Council bursary; in 1970 took part in the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Open winning a major prize; and in 1981 won a bursary to the Scottish Arts Council studio in Amsterdam. From 1968-78 he was visiting lecturer at Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, then joined Glasgow School of Art where he taught for some 20 years. He lived in Fife until his death in 2003. Dallas Brown participated in dozens of group shows but also had a series of prestigious solo shows, notably at Compass Gallery in Glasgow, a series in the late 1960s at Piccadilly Gallery in London, a touring retrospective in 1975 from Stirling University, Perth Art Gallery 1987, Thackeray Gallery London in 1989 and Glasgow School of Art 1998. Birds and humans featured in Dallas Brown's pictures, which are tinged with mystery, menace and surrealism. He said ''Painting is love. Painting is an affectionate devotion''. More than 50 of Neil Dallas Brown's paintings are held in major public collections in the UK including at Glasgow Museums & Galleries, Fife Council, Hospitalfield (Arbroath), The Glasgow School of Art, Edinburgh City Collection, Nottingham Art Gallery, The Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool), Aberdeen Museums & Galleries, Dundee Museums & Galleries, The Fleming Collection (London), Paisley Museums & Galleries and The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
* KEN CURRIE (SCOTTISH b. 1960), THE JEW AND OTHER STORIES mixed media (charcoal, pastel, oil pastel and beeswax) on paper, signed, titled and dated 1993 versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 31cm x 23cm, overall size 57cm x 47cm Exhibition label verso: Raab Boukamel Gallery, London Note 1: A similar sized painting from this series titled “Fatherland” was in the collection of David Bowie and was sold in the Bowie sale in November 2016 (Sotheby's, London) for £35,000 (hammer).Note 2: Ken Currie is renowned for his unsettling portrayal of the human figure. The artist's rich, luminous paintings depict mysterious rites, rituals, and quasi-medical practices, offering a meditation on violence in its many guises. Currie studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1978-1983 and rose to attention within a generation of painters known as the "New Glasgow Boys" in the 1980s. In 1987, Currie completed a powerful series of large scale History paintings for the People’s Palace in Glasgow, commemorating the massacre of the Calton Weavers. Through the 90's deeply affected by humanitarian events in Eastern Europe Currie's works evolved, his focus shifting to confront ideas of mortality and corruption, both physical and moral. Over the last 10 years Currie's work has addressed the horrors of the contemporary world, without shying away from their brutality or grotesque nature. In 2009 Currie was commissioned to paint the theoretical scientist Peter Higgs following his receipt of the Nobel Prize, the painting now hangs at The University of Edinburgh. Ken Currie has exhibited widely internationally, including a 2013 solo exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery which also commissioned his painting Three Oncologists. Currie's work is held in many major public collections including Tate, London; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; New York Public Library; Imperial War Museum, London; Campbelltown Arts Centre, New South Wales; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; and the British Council, London.Condition of the picture is good overall with no visible or known issues.
* ROBERT KELSEY DA MUniv PAI FRSA (SCOTTISH b. 1949), MARINA CALA D'OR oil on board, signed, titled and dated versoframed and under glass image size 17cm x 29cm, overall size 31cm x 43cm Label verso: The Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh Exhibition label verso: Paisley Art Institute ExhibitionNote: 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.
* ALEXANDER GOUDIE RP RGI (SCOTTISH 1933 - 2004), GREEN ANGEL pastel on paper, signed, titled partial label versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 54cm x 64cm, overall size 85cm x 94cm 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.
MAY BYRNE, LAND OF BARLEY oil on on canvas, initialledframedimage size 39cm x 39cm, overall size 51cm x 51cm Note: May Byrne is a professional artist and educator. She has developed an instantly recognisable style of expressive painting and has received many accolades and awards for her work, including a solo exhibition with House for an Art Lover, Glasgow. Her work is held in a number of private and public collections in the UK and overseas. May was Vice-president and Honorary Treasurer of the Paisley Arts Institute (2011- 2015) and is currently Treasurer for the Uist Arts Association (UAA)
* ARCHIE FORREST RGI (SCOTTISH b. 1950), SYMPHONY oil on canvas, signed, titled label versoframed image size 121cm x 136cm, overall size 136cm x 152cm Exhibition label verso: December 1991, The Portland Gallery, London Note: Archie Forrest is considered to be the leading living Scottish Colourist artist of his generation. Born in Glasgow in 1950 he attended Glasgow School of art between 1969 and 1973 prior to becoming a tutor at the school for seven years. Forrest gave up teaching in 1985 to devote his time to being a full time artist. He was elected a member of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1988 and is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy since 1975. The artist has won many prizes and collectors for his work throughout the world. In this "Symphony" Forrest demonstrates his ability to create texture and colour whilst capturing the viewers’ attention with his playful use of perspective and reflection. Forrest’s use of broad and angular marks is reminiscent of Cezanne, while the use of colour place him in the legacy of Scottish Colourists S J Peploe and Cadell. The artist uses his self-portrait to guide us through a variety of his work. Challenging the viewer to look closer for the still life, landscape and portraiture within the picture whilst creating reference to the great Scottish colourists Cadell and J D Fergusson in the portraits on his studio floor. Forrest has created a painting which demonstrates his artistic ability, but also one the viewer can revisit over and over again.
MAY BYRNE, SPRING TIDE oil on board, initialledframedimage size 29cm x 29cm, overall size 41cm x 41cm Note: May Byrne is a professional artist and educator. She has developed an instantly recognisable style of expressive painting and has received many accolades and awards for her work, including a solo exhibition with House for an Art Lover, Glasgow. Her work is held in a number of private and public collections in the UK and overseas. May was Vice-president and Honorary Treasurer of the Paisley Arts Institute (2011- 2015) and is currently Treasurer for the Uist Arts Association (UAA)
MAY BYRNE, COLOURS OF THE LAND oil on board, initialledmounted and framedimage size 20cm x 20cm, overall size 45cm x 45cmNote: May Byrne is a professional artist and educator. She has developed an instantly recognisable style of expressive painting and has received many accolades and awards for her work, including a solo exhibition with House for an Art Lover, Glasgow. Her work is held in a number of private and public collections in the UK and overseas. May was Vice-president and Honorary Treasurer of the Paisley Arts Institute (2011- 2015) and is currently Treasurer for the Uist Arts Association (UAA)
* JOHN LOWRIE MORRISON OBE (JOLOMO) (SCOTTISH b. 1948), WINTER LIGHT, CORRYVRECKAN oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 2008 versoframed and under glass image size 41cm x 41cm, overall size 65cm x 65cm Artist's label verso.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.
MAY BYRNE, BY THE SEA oil on board, initialledmounted and framedimage size 20cm x 20cm, overall size 45cm x 45cm Note: May Byrne is a professional artist and educator. She has developed an instantly recognisable style of expressive painting and has received many accolades and awards for her work, including a solo exhibition with House for an Art Lover, Glasgow. Her work is held in a number of private and public collections in the UK and overseas. May was Vice-president and Honorary Treasurer of the Paisley Arts Institute (2011- 2015) and is currently Treasurer for the Uist Arts Association (UAA)
* DONALD M SHEARER (SCOTTISH 1925 - 2017), STREET SCENE oil on board, signedframedimage size 18cm x 23cm, overall size 32cm x 37cm Note: Donald Shearer specialised in the landscapes and seascapes of the North of Scotland. Being a keen golfer and a leading Scottish painter, it is natural that one of his favourite subjects was golf courses of which there are many in his part of the world. But it is for his highly detailed and striking landscapes that he is best known, his original work and limited edition prints being collected by enthusiasts all over the world. Born in the Kyle of Lochalsh, on Scotland’s West Coast, Donald Shearer studied painting in Aberdeen at Grays School of Art where he achieved the RSA Award. He exhibited widely including at the RGI and at The Royal Scottish Academy. RSA records show his first painting was shown in 1959 when his address was 7 Simpson Place, Dingwall and from 1979 onwards he was living at "Rossal", Seabank Road, Invergordon. After more than thirty years, his final painting at the RSA was exhibited in 1990.
* ROBERT KELSEY DA MUniv PAI FRSA (SCOTTISH b. 1949), PLEASURE BOATS ON THE CRINAN CANAL oil on canvas, signed framed image size 71cm x 76cm, overall size 88cm x 93cm Note 1: The Crinan Canal between Crinan and Ardrishaig in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland is operated by Scottish Canals and is one of Scotland’s natural beauty spots. The canal, which opened in 1801, takes its name from the village of Crinan at its western end. Approximately nine miles (14 km) long, the canal connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura, providing a navigable route between the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, without the need for a long diversion around the Kintyre peninsula, and in particular the exposed Mull of Kintyre. Note 2: 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.
David Hosie (Scotland, b. 1962) - Urban Youth, c. 1993 oil on canvas painting. Exhibited at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1993. Signed & titled to verso. Framed. Measures approx. 141 x 64cm (55" x 25") David Hosie was born in Glasgow in 1962. He trained at Edinburgh College of Art graduating with MA in 1986. The stark introspective of imagery in the work is challenging and ominus yet images of youth are arguably symbols of hope, optimism and regeneration which serves to emphasis Hosie’s notion of the “fragility of optimism”. Hosie’s figures appear to symbolise a sense of aloneness and a search for identity. Where the onlookers eye is made to rest on a frozen stillness. Child/adult figures wrestle with their own presence, often accompanied by images of broken aeroplanes, guns and other toy like props. Lovers float and fall within silent skies where the static quality of the protagonists serve to intensify the emotional aspect to the viewer. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dawn Sidoli NEAC (British, 1933-2022) - Dried Flowers and a Pewter Vase - 1992 - A late 20th century oil on board still life painting by Dawn Sidoli. The painting with original label from The Mall Galleries to verso. Signed and dated to bottom right. Framed. Measures approx. 62cm x 50cm unframed.
Zebra Grate Polish - A contemporary oil on board artist's impression painting of a traditional advertising enamel sign. The sign depicting a zebra head framed with a yellow boarder & surrounded by large red block lettering that reads "Zebra Grate Polish", with imitation rusting to the edges. Measures approx. 88cm x 61cm.
Janice Walton (British) - Untitled - Still life with statue head, a violin and a bow 2000 Oil on canvas painting. Signed bottom right. Framed. Measures approx. 86cm x 100cm (34" x 39.5") Janice Walton is a Devon based artist, trained at Dundee's Duncan of Jordanston College and at Edinburgh Art College. Her unique style has developed over the years, rich in atmosphere, merging imagination with reality. The work encapsulated in her website covers her up to the minute portrait / figurative, scenic, seascape, wildlife and commissions portfolio. Her commissions include a large six panel installation at the Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, a wonderful Art Deco Hotel. The Wildlife gallery is drawn from her South African experiences in game parks, where she spends part of the year painting and sketching. Her life and portrait work has evolved the human form using line supported by colour. The result is a fragmented image held together with accurate observation and true perspective. Janice's scenic and seascape work embraces new techniques and styles using oil on canvas and pastel on glass paper. Walton's work continues to "push the boundaries" as her work aims to create a vision beyond realism. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Charles Low (1840 - 1906), The Village Ford, Eashing, Surrey, signed, oil on canvas, 32.5 x 49 cm, framed 44.5 x 61 cmEton Gallery, Windsor and Cambridge Fine ArtCanvas has been lined. Some signs of previous cracking in the sky and some slight retouching to the sky above the trees evident under UV. Painting is in good presentational order, but might benefit from a light cleaning.
Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942), Dieppe c.1890, signed 'W. Sickert' (lower left) and inscribed 'Dieppe' (bottom right), ink on paper, 18cm x 20cm, framed and glazed 40 x 43 cmThis is a study for Café des Tribunaux, an oil painting held in the Tate Gallery. Offer Waterman & Co (label verso)
Richard Kingston RHA RUA (1922-2003) View Towards Dun Laoghaire Oil on board, 83 x 182cm (32¾ x 71½") SignedRichard Kingston was born on March 22nd, 1922, the son of George and Elizabeth Kingston. His father, originally from West Cork, farmed and schooled horses at Newcastle, Co Wicklow. Due to economic pressures the young Richard was taken out of school and put to work on the farm, an occupation which did not appeal to him.His interest in painting developed as a side-line and after educating himself he attended the School of Engineering at Trinity College, a degree course he never completed. Effectively self-taught, and after years of various jobs including teaching and working as a graphic designer, he became a full time artist in the mid ‘60s. He exhibited with the IELA along with Patrick Collins, Gerard Dillon and Patrick Scott and was also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Hibernian Academy, being elected a member in 1980. Kingston showed regularly in Dublin and London and represented Ireland at international exhibitions, including the Guggenheim International Award Exhibition. He died in 2003 in Dublin.
Paul Henry RHA (1877-1958) The Bog (1911) Oil on canvas, 51 x 76cm (20 x30") SignedProvenance: Lancelot Studholm, acquired from 1912 London Exhibition; With Oriel Gallery, Dublin; With Hillsboro Fine Art label verso; Private Collection.Exhibited: 1911 Dublin, Leinster Hall, Paintings by Mrs Frances Baker, Grace Henry, Paul Henry, Casimir Dunin-Markiewicz and George Russell(AE); 1912 London, Allied Artists Association, Paintings of Co. Mayo, Ireland (Synge’s Country) by Mr and Mrs Paul Henry; 1913 Belfast, Pollock’s Gallery, Pictures by Mr and Mrs Paul Henry; 1922 Dublin, Dublin Painters Society, Exhibition of Pictures by Paul and Grace Henry; 1978 Dublin, Oriel Gallery, Paul Henry (cat. addenda no.11, as Achill, repr. in colour).Literature: Paul Henry - Paintings, Drawings, Illustrations, by S.B. Kennedy, Yale University Press, 2007, p.164, cat.no.348.S.B Kennedy locates the setting of this work as almost certainly Achill and it is described as such in Dublin 1978 exhibition catalogue. Henry visited the island for the first time in 1910 and while his initial Achill paintings focused on the people of the island community, this work, made a year later, reflects a movement towards pure landscape. He had developed his painting style in London, exploring the city on foot, often making sketches that would later become fully fledged paintings. His move to Achill would signal the shift away from the London art scene and for the rest of his career he focused on exclusively Irish scenes.An earlier example Landscape with Turf Stacks c.1910 (S.B Kennedy, p.158, cat. no.315), illustrates on a smaller scale, the workings of the same subject matter. In this present work the composition is much grander and expansive. The influence of impressionism is evident in the handling of the paint, applied in varying directions. He uses quick upright strokes for the marshy grasses of the bogland and in these areas it is thinly applied, with the grain of the canvas visible underneath. The fine lines of paint captures the linear pattern of the turf stacks, piled on top of one another. While as we move into the background there are longer and thicker brushstrokes as the hills and turf stacks become less defined.The same gleaming pool of water is seen in both works, with Henry using touches of white paint to illuminate it. It flows along deep channels dug into the ground, running through the mid-line of the composition, pooling on the left-hand side before disappearing out of view. The turf stacks are not as stark against the background as can be seen in later examples, when they are drawn in an inky black. In this instance they are more in harmony with surrounding landscape, balanced against the green and brown tones of the fields. The sky is a muted white, painted with short strokes, in varying directions, giving the impression of an overcast day, light almost breaking through the clouds.Niamh Corcoran, February 2024
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