13th Mar, 2025 10:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
* JOE HARGAN PAI PPAI (SCOTTISH b. 1952)
PIANO FORTE
oil on canvas, signed, titled verso
framed and under glass
image size 102cm x 102cm, overall size 127cm x 127cm
Note: The first time since August 2021 that we or any other auction house has offered a relatively recent full sized 40 x 40 inch Joe Hargan oil. This magnificent example in superb condition has been consigned by a private collector from Surrey who is in the process of downsizing. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 15th August 2021 lot 527 "Pia Pia Piano" by Joe Hargan sold for £7500 (hammer).
Note 2: Joe Hargan, was born in 1952 in Glasgow. He studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art from 1970 – 74 under Danny Ferguson RSW. RGI., James Downie Robertson RSW.RGI.RSA.PAI. and Dr David Donaldson RSA. RGI. D.LITT (Queen’s Limner). Joe is a well recognised and respected figure on the Scottish art scene. He was President and Chairman of the Paisley Art Institute from1989 – 2000 and he was President of the Glasgow Art Club from 2018 to 2021. Joe is also the recipient of numerous awards. Joe is a master of colour and tongue in cheek humour. His paintings are not only finely executed; they offer humorous and sometimes surreal vignettes of the good life. These feature "Sniffy" and various other characters within striking gallery and stately home settings. Recurring symbols and metaphors abound within the paintings, and one is often treated to a painting within a painting. An old master within a new master. Having a real thirst for knowledge, Joe values learning as a life long pleasure rather than a school bound necessity. Within a single painting one can find, he references to Velazquez and Damian Hirst sitting side by side. This is alongside symbols of the good life (wine), learning (books), and contemporary culture (the burger). He juxtaposes apparently opposing forces within single paintings. Contemporary art and the art of the old masters, ‘high’ culture and ‘low’ culture. Joe Hargan paintings have always been much sought after in our auctions.
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Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £8,000
Condition Report
Very good condition with no visible or known issues.
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