12th Sep, 2024 10:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
* JAMES RENNY (SCOTTISH b. 1946)
SPARROWHAWK
watercolour on paper, signed and dated 1980, titled verso
mounted, framed and under glass
image size 17cm x 24cm, overall size 38cm x 43cm
Label verso: The McEwan Gallery, Glengarden.
Note: James Renny was born in Sri Lanka in 1946 and brought up in Zimbabwe. He obtained a diploma in art and a degree in Fine Art studies at the University of Witswaterstrand 1964-68 and returned to Zimbabwe to teach for two years; living rough in the bush studying wildlife under the guidance of an elderly native. Then travelled to Greece and Switzerland before reaching and settling in Scotland in 1974. He became a full-time painter in 1975. His first one-man exhibition in 1980 was opened by HRH Prince Philip and was a sell-out; his second exhibition in London 1986 was sold out on the opening day. Commissions worldwide include The Birds of New South Wales and The Birds of Canada. Displays of his early work may be seen at the National Trust properties at Killicrankie and St Abb’s Head. Renny is internationally recognised as an exceptional wildlife artist.
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