13th Aug, 2017 13:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
* MICHAEL SCOTT (SCOTTISH 1946 - 2006), FLOOD'S END oil on panel, signed 60cm x 60cm Framed and under glass Label verso: Titled and dated 1989. Note: Scott's larger work rarely appears at auction but The Bathers (from the same series as ''Flood's End'')), 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 112 x 101cm oil sold (McTear's, 31.08.2014, lot 1720)for £4880 (premium). 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.
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