Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 19th January. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

This November’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excitement and bidding in the room, online and over the telephones. Spectacular prices were seen for lots by Jolomo, Joe Hargan and Nael Hanna, among others. One stand out artist of the sale was John Bellany, with a combined hammer price of £26,800 across 7 lots.

Entries are invited for the next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 8th December 2022.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

This September’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction kicked off the two day Taste of Scotland celebration at McTear’s with thrilling bids and plenty of excitement. Highlights from the Thursday sale included charming lots by Graham McKean, spectacular examples by John Byrne, and an exceptional and large oil by John Bellany.

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Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 10th November.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

This August’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excitement in the room, on the phone and online, with bids coming in from all over the world. Some highlights of the Sunday sale included spectacular large canvases by Steven Campbell and Peter Howson selling for £18,000 and £11,250 respectively. Always with humour and charm in his pictures, Graham McKean saw success with his oil ‘Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls’ selling for £1,300, after plenty of telephone interest and online bidding. The star of the show was Heather Nevay, with a total of 6 pictures selling for a collective £13,320, from large and complex oils to petite and whimsical pictures.

Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 2nd October. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

This Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excellent and exciting bidding in the room, on the telephone and online. There was fierce competition for lots by Tom McKendrick and Jolomo, as well as Peter Howson and David Shrigley. Larger pictures were undoubtedly the stars of the sale, with a spectacular large oil by Graeme Wilcox selling for a hammer price of £3,800 and a showstopping and large oil by John Bellany titled ‘Salome’ selling for £11,000. A small unframed oil by Eileen Forrester Agar raised plenty of interest, and sold for double the high estimate for a hammer of £8,000 after tense internet and commission bidding.

Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 21st August. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

This May’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of bidding and excitement throughout the 305 lots on offer, with enthusiastic bidding online, on the telephones and in the room. Stand-out lots included a mixed media by Anthony Amos selling for £1,500, a watercolour by Ron Lawson selling for £3,000, an oil by Sheila Macmillan selling for £1,400. High prices were also fetched for artists William Birnie and Zhanna Pechugina, both artists being regular fixtures in each Scottish Contemporary Art Auction.

The high point of the afternoon was the sale of the watershed work by John Bellany. Lot 65, The Finnon Smoker, is an exemplary and magnificent early oil by the famed Scottish artist, created when he was just 23. After tense bidding online, in the books, and over the phone, the monumental artwork was finally knocked down at £80,000.

Entries are invited for our next dedicated Scottish Contemporary Art auction taking place on 10th July. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction taking place on 29 May.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

This March’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excitement in the saleroom with bidders in the room, on the telephone, and international bidders. High prices were achieved for lot by John Bellany, Peter Howson and David Shrigley, as well as Enid Foote Watts, Georgina McMaster and Marion Harvey. The stars of the Sunday sale were two original oils by Welsh artist Kerry Darlington, each getting knocked down for a hammer price of £6,500 and £9,500. The excitement continued right up until the last moments of the sale, with an artist’s proof print by Billy Connolly selling for £1,500. 

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 17 April. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

If you feel as though you have missed out on the excitement of bidding on 23 January’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction, do not fret; there are plenty of lots to choose from in the Contemporary Pictures Timed Auction! Among our lots you will find pictures by spectacular artists like Pat Douthwaite, Graham McKean and Hannah Frank.

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 6 March. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

If you feel as though you have missed out on the excitement of bidding on 23 January’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction, do not fret; there are plenty of lots to choose from in the Contemporary Pictures Timed Auction! Among our lots you will find pictures by spectacular artists like Pat Douthwaite, Graham McKean and Hannah Frank.

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 6 March. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

2022’s maiden Scottish Contemporary Art Auction went off with a bang. Animated bidding began right away with the first lot, an oil by Gordon K Mitchell, bringing strong competition from the saleroom, the phones and online. The excitement continued throughout the afternoon, with artists including John Bellany, Peter Howson, Gerard Burns and Nael Hanna fetching fierce competition, often soaring above pre-auction estimates. Pictures were not the only stand out lots, with sculptures big and small inviting a flurry of bids. The electric energy in the saleroom continued right up until the last lots, which included a print by Bob Dylan and watercolours by Bryan Evans.

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 6 March. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form.