18th Aug, 2019 13:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
ON THE RIVER, AN OIL BY MICHAEL SCOTT
* MICHAEL SCOTT (SCOTTISH 1946 - 2006),
ON THE RIVER
oil on canvas, signed
45cm x 45cm
Framed and under glass.
Label verso: Fosse Gallery, John Lindsey Fine Art, The Square, Cheltenham.
Exhibited: Cheltenham, Fosse Gallery, 'Michael Scott Exhibition'. 18th November - 1st December, 2001.
Note: Michael Scott's paintings rarely appear at auction but The Bathers, a 36 x 40 inch oil on canvas sold at Christie's, London on 28th October 2004 (lot 299) for £7170 (premium) and At The Riverbank, a smaller example was sold by McTear's for £4000 (hammer) - (lot 1720, 26th August 2014) and on 19th August 2018 "Come Sail Your Ships Around Me" (lot 35) was sold by us for £4400 (hammer). Born in Aberdeenshire in 1946, Michael Scott (Mike Scott) studied Political Science at Liverpool before doing a one year's teacher training course in Huddersfield. After moving to Glasgow, Scott took a full-time research post at Glasgow University followed by a lecturing post at the re-named Glasgow Caledonian University. By 1997 demand for his work had become so great that he had to resign his post at the University to paint full time. Awards Include: The David Cargill Senior Award, Royal Glasgow Institute. Exhibitions Include: 1988~John D Kelly Gallery, Glasgow: 1994~Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow ~Contemporary Fine Art, Eton; 1995~Portland Gallery, London; 1997~Fosse Gallery, Stowe on Trent ~Contemporary Fine Art, Eton; 1998~Portland Gallery, London; 2001~Portland Gallery, London, 2004~Portland Gallery, London; 2010~A Memorial Exhibition, Roger Billcliffe, Glasgow. Collections Include: Distillers plc, Robert Fleming Holdings Ltd, Spencer Stuart & Associates, Teachers Whisky, Whyte and Mackay and others. To mark the 10th aniversary of Michael Scott's death, The Roger Billcliffe Gallery staged an exhibition of his work 1st April - 30th April 2016.
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Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Condition Report
Very good overall condition, no visible signs of damage or known issues.
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