19th Aug, 2018 13:00

The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction

 
  Lot 151
 

NUDE TORSO, BY DR ALASTAIR R ROSS RSA FRBS HFRIAS DArts RGI

DR ALASTAIR R ROSS RSA FRBS HFRIAS DArts RGI (SCOTTISH b 1941 - ),
NUDE TORSO
bronze, signed on base of wooden plynth approx
38cm high
Note: A leading figurative sculptor in the UK and a multi award-winner, he has lectured in various art colleges and universities, both in Scotland and the USA. His work is displayed in a range of prestigious locations, including on-board the P & O Steam Navigation Company's superliner, Aurora, and the world headquarters of Rank Xerox International. Public, corporate and notable private collectors include: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Perth Art Gallery and Museum, City Chambers, Dundee, Dundee Education Authority, Royal Scottish Academy, Scottish Arts Council, University of Abertay Dundee, University of St. Andrews, University of Dundee, University of Stirling, Glasgow Caledonian University, Paisley Art Institute, Paisley Art Gallery, St. Andrews Community Council, Blackness Development Project, Dundee, Glasgow Art Club, St Vincent's Church, Edinburgh, Holokrome Co. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., Royal Calcutta Gold Club, India, Rank Xerox International H.Q., Marlow, Bucks, P & O Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London State Street, Ernst & Young, Glasgow, Walter Scott & Partners Ltd., Edinburgh, J. Parr, Architect, Perth, Bonar Family Collection, Dundee, Keith-Hill Family Collection, Cornwall, Rt. Hon. The Earl and Countess of Airlie, Rt. Hon. The Earl and Countess of Erroll, Rt. Hon. The Earl and Countess of Dundee, Rt. Hon. Lord and Lady Fraser of Carmyllie, The Hon. Peregrine and Mrs Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, HRH The Duke of Braganza, Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, R.C. Diocese of Dunkeld, Diocesan Headquarters, Dundee, St. Leonard's School, St. Andrews, Fife, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee (Gordon Matthewson Trophy), Glenfiddich/''Scotland on Sunday'' (Spirit of Scotland Awards), Kirsty Wark, Sharleen Spiteri, J. K. Rowling, Ian Rankin, Sir Chris Hoy, Dame Katherine Grainger, Shirley Robertson, Walter Smith, Nicola Benedetti, David Tennant, Edwyn Collins, Nick Nairn, Colin Montgomerie, Sir Ian Wood, Alexander McCall Smith, Ewan McGregor, Paolo Nutini, Count Jakob von Eltz, Design Works, Glasgow, Court of the Lord Lyon, H.M. New Register House, Edinburgh, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Headquarters Collection, Edinburgh, Burg Eltz, Germany, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London. Also work in Private Collections in Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Egypt, United States of America, Norway, Bahamas, Canada, Portugal and India as well as the U.K.

 

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Sold for £650
Estimated at £700 - £1,000


 
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