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.
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Lot 137 - WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU A LEMON, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £220
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 140 - SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS AER PIGS, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £240
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 142 - IF YOU DON'T LIKE TOMATOES, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £380
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 154 - ELECTRIC BLUE TOO, HARRIS, AN ACRYLIC BY COLIN BULLOCK
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 158 - BEACHED - SANNA POINT, AN ACRYLIC BY FRANK COLCLOUGH
Sold for £240
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 159 - HOLDING HANDS (RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, BLUE & TEAL), LITHOGRAPHS BY STIK
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
Lot 164 - THREE MEN IN THE SHADE, COLLIOURE, AN ACRYLIC BY TOM WATT
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 165 - MONTEJAQUE FROM THE GARDEN OF EL NARANJO, AN OIL BY SHEILA MACMILLAN
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 179 - MALKIE'S DAY OFF, AN ARTIST'S PROOF PRINT BY BILLY CONNOLLY
Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 185 - THE NIGHT BEFORE THE MORNING AFTER, AN OIL BY ELENA KOURENKOVA
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 191 - SIGHT II (PAN RIGHT), A MIXED MEDIA BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN
Sold for £440
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 192 - FALLING FIGURE (ULSTER), A MIXED MEDIA BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN
Sold for £360
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 195 - POEM ON A GREY DAY, A MIXED MEDIA BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN
Sold for £340
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 205 - STONEY BEACH, WEST COAST, SCOTLAND, A WATERCOLOUR BY ROBBIE BUSHE
Sold for £65
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 207 - A SCULPTURE BEING SOLD IN AID OF THE ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIANS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 208 - A SCULPTURE BEING SOLD IN AID OF THE ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIANS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 209 - A SCULPTURE BEING SOLD IN AID OF THE ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIANS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Sold for £85
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 210 - A SCULPTURE BEING SOLD IN AID OF THE ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIANS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 213 - THE SILKEN WORLD OF MICHELANGELO, A PRINT BY EDUARDO PAOLOZZI
Sold for £520
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 215 - WOMAN OBSERVED, AN OIL ATTRIBUTED TO SIR ROBIN PHILIPSON
Sold for £500
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 217 - SANTA MARIA DE LA SALUTE, A WATERCOLOUR BY JEAN B MARTIN
Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 221 - IRIS AND BUTTERFLY, A WATERCOLOUR BY KATE CAMERON
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 226 - PORTRAIT WITH SUNGLASSES, A PASTEL BY FRANK MCFADDEN
Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 234 - THE TALL FARMHOUSE & A RED TREE, AN OIL BY IAIN CARBY
Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 236 - LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, A MIXED MEDIA BY GRAHAM MCKEAN
Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 237 - KG V AT THE ROYAL GOUROCK YACHT CLUB - START OF THE RACE, AN OIL BY WILLIAM DOBBIE
Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 242 - SERENADE FOR AN OILD PAL, A MIXED MEDIA BY GRAHAM MCKEAN
Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 248 - GIOVANNI'S ALLOTMENT, TUSCANY, AN OIL BY WILLIAM BIRNIE
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 252 - HOW FAST CAN YOU RUN?, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £420
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 253 - I'VE HEARD ABOUT FREEDOM, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 255 - MONKEY ISN'T THINKING ABOUT YOU, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £320
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 263 - THE VANITY OF SMALL DIFFERENCES, LITHOGRAPHS BY GRAYSON PERRY
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 269 - WRAP THY FORM IN A MANTLE GREY, A LITHOGRAPH BY HANNAH FRANK
Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500