11th Dec, 2024 13:00
British & International Pictures
ARTHUR MACDONALD (SCOTTISH fl. 1895 - 1940)
THE EBB TIDE, PITTENWEEM
oil on canvas, signed, titled label verso
framed
image size 71cm x 76cm, overall size 99cm x 103cm
Handwritten artist's label verso.
Note: Arthur MacDonald lived in Pittenweem, Fife and the Royal Scottish Academy Exhibiting Records show him as living at "Sunnyside, Fernlea, 21 Charles Street and 11 Charles Street" (all four addresses in Pittenweem) between 1906 and 1943 during which time he had thirty-one pictures accepted for the RSA Annual Exhibitions. His work was exhibited widely in Scotland including at The Glasgow Art Club. "The Quay at Pittenweem", was sold by Sotheby's (Gleneagles) 30.08.2008 lot 927 for £5400 (premium).
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Sold for £950
Estimated at £500 - £800
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