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 296 - TSUNAMI, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY JOHN BELLANY
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 297 - TSUNAMI, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY JOHN BELLANY
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 298 - HOLDING HANDS (RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, BLUE & TEAL), LITHOGRAPHS BY STIK
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
Lot 306 - SORRY FOR BEING ANNOYING, A LITHOGRAPH BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 323 - TRAVEL WRITER, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY IAIN FAULKNER
Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 324 - AUCTION DAY, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY IAIN FAULKNER
Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 325 - EXPOSURE, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY IAIN FAULKNER
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 326 - BIRD ON A WIRE, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY JACK VETTRIANO
Sold for £650
Estimated at £250 - £450
Lot 327 - A RAKE'S PROGRESS, COMPLETE SET OF SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONS BY STUART LUKE GATHERER
Sold for £550
Estimated at £600 - £900
Lot 338 - SEX AND DRUGS AND SAUSAGE ROLLS, AN OIL BY GRAHAM MCKEAN
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 341 - PORTRAIT OF PABLO PICASSO, A MIXED MEDIA BY KATALIN NEMETHY
Sold for £240
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 344 - INDIAN FISHERMAN, A MIXED MEDIA BY CHRISTINE IRONSIDE
Sold for £95
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 346 - FIGURES IN ROYAL EXCHANGE SQUARE, AN OIL BY GERARD BURNS
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
Lot 349 - BEAUTY SLEEP, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY DOUG HYDE
Sold for £300
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 351 - COWBOYS, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY ALEXANDER MILLAR
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 352 - SHE LOVES ME, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY MACKENZIE THORPE
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 353 - TAKING A BREATHER, A SIGNED ARTIST'S PROOF PRINT BY ALEXANDER MILLAR
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 355 - YOU MAKE ME SMILE, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY DOUG HYDE
Sold for £75
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 356 - HAPPY EVER AFTER, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY DOUG HYDE
Sold for £85
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 357 - STROLLING ALONG LIFE'S GOLDEN HIGHWAY, A PENCIL DRAWING BY ALEXANDER MILLAR
Sold for £360
Estimated at £350 - £550
Lot 362 - THAT FRIDAY FEELING, A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY ALEXANDER MILLAR
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 368 - THE PRINCE ALBERT, BATTERSEA (LONDON), AN OIL BY DAVINA FISHER
Sold for £420
Estimated at £500 - £800