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.
Lot 1 - VIEW FROM PIAZZA MICHELANGELO, FLORENCE, A WATERCOLOUR BY MARK SCADDING
Sold for £190
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 23 - WINTER LANDSCAPE, KILBARCHAN, AN OIL BY WILLIAM BIRNIE
Sold for £850
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 31 - PORTRAIT OF JANET HOWSON, THE ARTIST'S MOTHER, A PASTEL BY PETER HOWSON
Sold for £100
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 38 - TRAVELLING STILL, CALA FUILI I, SARDINIA, 2007, A CIBACHROME BY ROB CARTER
Sold for £320
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 39 - TRAVELLING STILL, CALA LUNA, SARDINIA, 2007, A CIBACHROME BY ROB CARTER
Sold for £240
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 40 - TRAVELLING STILL, CALA FUILI II, SARDINIA, 2007, A CIBACHROME BY ROB CARTER
Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 46 - LADY WITH WHITE GLOVES, AN OIL BY GORDON G HENDERSON
Sold for £625
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 48 - TRASSEY BRIDGE, MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE, AN OIL BY DAVID BOND WALKER
Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 52 - THE SMERTEST BOAT IN THE TRADE PASSING DUNGLASS CASTLE & HENRY BELL'S MONUMENT
Sold for £85
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 53 - GO FLY A KITE, AN ARTIST'S PROOF PRINT BY BILLY CONNOLLY
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 56 - BIG NIGHT OUT ON ARGYLE STREET, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY BRUCE MCLEAN
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 57 - WIFE, MOTHER, SISTER, DAUGHTER, FRIEND, LOVER, A PASTEL BY GRAHAM MCKEAN
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 65 - LENNOX WOODS, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION SCREENPRINT BY BET LOW
Sold for £280
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 67 - BREAKERS OFF THE POINT, A PASTEL BY JAMES BARTHOLOMEW
Sold for £180
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 69 - PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN IN YELLOW, AN OIL BY BY SUSAN RYDER
Sold for £800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 76 - SR.N4 HOVERCRAFT AT RAMSGATE PEGWELL BAY HOVERPORT, AN OIL BY MICHAEL JOHN HUNT
Sold for £440
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 77 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, AN ACRYLIC BY SHELAGH CAMPBELL
Sold for £600
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 87 - I'VE HEARD ABOUT FREEDOM, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £190
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 90 - STUDY FOR OEDIPUS, JOCASTA, AND THE PLAGUE, A MIXED MEDIA BY ROBERT PARSIFAL FINCH
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 94 - ST JOHN OGILVIE, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY PETER HOWSON
Sold for £150
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 96 - TOWARD SIDLAW HILLS, A WATERCOLOUR BY CHRISTINE WOODSIDE
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 101 - DEATH THE DEAD AND THE END, A MIXED MEDIA BY PETER HOWSON
Sold for £320
Estimated at £350 - £550
Lot 107 - THE MOCKING OF CHRIST, A MIXED MEDIA BY PETER HOWSON
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 108 - WAITING, A VERY LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE WORK BY LIZ KNOX
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 109 - BETWEEN EARTH & THE SKY, AN OIL BY HEATHER NEVAY
Sold for £5,500
Estimated at £2,500 - £4,500
Lot 114 - TURQUOISE SHALLOWS, ENVIOUS EYES (LAUNCH COWALFEST), AN OIL BY DON MCNEIL
Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 116 - FIGURES BY A COTTAGE, AN OIL BY WILLIAM NORMAN GAUNT
Sold for £480
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 119 - LESTER PIGGOTT ON THE RACEHORSE NIJINSKY, AN OIL BY WILLIAM NORMAN GAUNT
Sold for £260
Estimated at £150 - £250