24th Sep, 2021 14:00

The Scottish Pictures Auction

 
  Lot 2047
 

EAST NEUK HARBOUR, AN OIL BY ARTHUR MACDONALD

ARTHUR MACDONALD (SCOTTISH fl. 1895 - 1940),
EAST NEUK HARBOUR
oil on canvas, signed
image size 50.5cm x 61cm, overall size 75cm x 85cm
Framed and under glass.
Note : MacDonald was a Scottish painter active in the first half of the twentieth century. He focused predominantly on local subjects around Fife (Scotland), painting rural scenes as well as coastal ones. His work is characterized by his colourful palette and energetic use of paint. MacDonald's work has been sold by both Sotheby's and Christie's including "The Quay, Pittenweem" (60 x 50cm oil on canvas) which sold at Sotheby's Gleneagles 30.08.06 lot 927 for £4500. "Neuk" is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the East Neuk is generally accepted to comprise the fishing villages of the most northerly part of the Firth of Forth and the land and villages slightly inland therefrom. As such it would include Elie and Earlsferry, Colinsburgh, St Monans, Pittenweem, Arncroach, Carnbee, Anstruther, Cellardyke, Kilrenny, Crail and Kingsbarns.

 

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Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £600 - £900


Condition Report

Condition is very good overall, with no visible signs of restoration, damage, or known issues.

 
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