Lot 31 - * FRANK MCFADDEN, ''A DOMESTIC'' pastel on

27th May, 2018 13:00

The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction

Lot 31

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* FRANK MCFADDEN, ''A DOMESTIC'' pastel on paper, signed 65cm x 50cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Note: although obscured by the backboard, titled and dated '05 verso. From the Glasgow area of Maryhill, Frank McFadden is a protégée of Peter Howson. A former sign-writer and graphic designer, he was addicted to drugs and selling The Big Issue on the streets of Glasgow. A chance meeting with Peter Howson changed his life. Howson took him under his wing and helped McFadden develop his own artistic ability and personal strength. McFadden says that 'Peter helped me to believe that I had a future'. For some time, the two artists shared a studio in Glasgow's city centre, and have exhibited together in Glasgow, Edinburgh and New York. McFadden is known to have a number of celebrity collectors including Jessica Simpson and Dawn French. The typical gallery price for a pastel of these dimensions by McFadden is approximately £1200 .

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Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £400

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