George Leslie Hunter and Anne Redpath lead £1.25m Scottish art sale

Bonhams Annual Scottish Sale got off to a flying start, yesterday (August 17), taking over £1.25m during a morning of picture sales.

Anne Redpath's beautiful 1937 painting, 'Still Life with Michaelmas Daises' sold for an astonishing £134,000 well over the pre-sale estimate of £30,000- 50,000.

Meanwhile, "Cagnes" by the same artist sold for £114,000 against an estimate of £60,000 - 80,000.


George Leslie Hunter's colourful 'Still Life' was sold for £144,000
(You can see our full report here)

George Leslie Hunter's vibrantly coloured 'Still Life' made £144,000 and one of Samuel John Peploe's iconic paintings of Iona sold for £86,000.

"This was a very strong sale with good quality works," said Chris Brickley, Head of Pictures at Bonhams Edinburgh.

"I'm particularly pleased to see the Redpaths [one of Scotland's finest woman artists] doing so well and getting the recognition which her talent deserves."


Anne Redpath's beautiful 'Still Life with Michaelmas Daises' from 1937

In total the paintings sale made over £1,250,000 with 86% sold by lot and 94% sold by value.

The Scottish sale continues over the next three days and includes, tomorrow, the auction of a bottle of whisky recovered from the 'Whisky Galore' shipwreck

 

  • Learn how you can get pleasure and profit from investing in classic artworks
  • Click here for all the latest Art news

Join our readers in 190 countries around the world - sign up for your free weekly Collectibles Newsletter today

 

Recent and related articles...

·  McTear's art auction could 'Quench' the thirst of collectors | 12 July 2010

Next week, McTear's host a contemporary art auction - with a number of pieces from Peter Howson OBE

·  Cadell's 'definitive' Colourist painting auctions in Edinburgh | 19 April 2010

Estimated at £60,000, Francis Cadell's iconic landscape of tiny Iona island will sell at Bonhams

·  'Most respected' Scottish artist's work valued at £30,000 | 12 April 2010

Gemmell Hutchison's Message In A Bottle 'is quite the best I've ever seen by the artist,' says expert

·  Sale of Scottish art is expected to bring £4m | 17 September 2009

London auction to feature some of the most prominent Scottish artists

·  'Borders Painter' watercolour achieves record price | 26 August 2009

A work by one of Scotland's most treasured artists sold for £16k - a record for a work by the 19th century painter

 

 

www.paulfrasercollectibles.com

Image: Bonhams


Featured products

Elvis Presley Authentic Strand of Hair
Elvis Presley Authentic Strand of Hair
Sale price£399
In stock
Fidel Castro signed certificateFidel Castro Signed Certificate
Fidel Castro signed certificate
Sale price£2,995
In stock
King Henry VIII Autographed DocumentKing Henry VIII Autographed Document
King Henry VIII Autographed Document
Sale price£55,000
In stock