This September’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw competitive bids from around the world and make for an exciting day in the sale room. Sculptures seemed to shine especially bright in this sale, including stellar lots by Benno Schotz, Selma Hortense Burke and Scott Sutherland. Contemporary wire sculptures, each titled ‘Pilgrimage’, also performed well alongside a copper and wire sculpture of a globe.
Female artists did exceptionally well in the sale room, with Sheila MacMillan achieving £1,100, Ann Wegmüller selling for £950, Shelagh Campbell reaching £1,800, and Ethel Walker at £2,600, among others.
Similar to the August Scottish Contemporary Art Auction, an oil by D’Oyly John far exceeded its estimate of £700-1,000, with a final hammer price of £1,600. McTear’s favourites, including Gerard Burns, Graham McKean, and David Shrigley also returned astonishing results in the sale room.
Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 24 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.
Lot 658 - FIVE CHALK STUDIES OF SAUGHTON LIFERS BY JOHN NELSON
Sold for £110
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 701 - WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA, AN OIL BY GRAHAM MCKEAN
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 708 - CHOCOLATE IS NOT THE PROBLEM, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 710 - LOOK AT THIS (2020), A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 711 - ROYAL HUNT, AN OIL BY SHERREE VALENTINE DAINES
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
Lot 734 - LOOKING TOWARDS ARRAN, A WATERCOLOUR BY GREGOR SMITH
Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 736 - DOMESTIC DIALOGUE, A SILKSCREEN PRINT BY ALASDAIR GRAY
Sold for £400
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 737 - WEARY TRAVELLERS, AMSTERDAM, A GOUACHE BY ROBBIE BUSHE
Sold for £110
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 741 - ARDCHATTAN CHURCH, LOCH ETIVE, AN OIL BY ALAN ANDERSON
Sold for £260
Estimated at £250 - £450
Lot 747 - ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION OF DESIGNS FOR LAURA ASHLEY, BY ROZ JENNINGS
Sold for £120
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 748 - ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION OF DESIGNS FOR LAURA ASHLEY, BY ROZ JENNINGS
Sold for £120
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 750 - ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION OF DESIGNS FOR LAURA ASHLEY, BY ROZ JENNINGS
Sold for £120
Estimated at £100 - £200