24th Oct, 2021 13:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
THE WHISTLE BLOWER, A PASTEL BY NEIL MACDONALD
* NEIL MACDONALD RSW RGI PAI,
THE WHISTLE BLOWER
pastel on paper, signed (Macdonald) and dated 95
image size 45cm x 33cm, overall size 70cm x 57cm
Mounted, framed and under glass.
Note: Neil Macdonald has been the recipient of many awards including 2013 Elected RSW (Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour); 2013 Joe Hargan Award, Maclaurin Fine Art Exhibition, Ayr; 2013 Elected RGI (Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts); 2012 The Smithy Gallery Award (PAI); 2012 Diploma of the Paisley Art Institute; 2011 Robert Innes Award - Scottish Drawing Competition; 2009 Discerning Eye, London- Scottish Regional Winner; 2009 Charles Jamieson Award PAI; 2008 University West Scotland Award PAI; 2006 EDC Ann Stevenson Memorial Award; 2005 EDC Purchase Prize; 1997 Contemporary Art Prize (Eton) Paisley Art Institute; 1981 David Cargill Travelling Scholarship (Italy and Belgium); and 1979 William Shanks Painting Prize. Neil MacDonald trained at Glasgow School of Art from 1975 until 1980, where he developed his considerable skills as a painter and consummate draughtsman. He is drawn to locations that exert historic and mythic presence, exploring the lyrical narrative of natural sites and strong bold shapes of castles, old townships and harbours. He does this through distortion of perspective, invention and editing, aiming to capture an essence of the structure or place. Colour is used in an emotive way to heighten the sense of mood, applying each layer upon layer of paint in a divisionist manner until a unity of statement is realised as the image emerges, revealing the subject’s unique sense of place. A new UK auction record was established in the most recent Scottish Contemporary Art Auction when "First Light, St Abbs" (by Neil Macdonald) sold for £3000 (hammer) - lot 539 1st August 2021.
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Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £400
Condition Report
Condition is very good overall, with no visible signs of restoration, damage, or known issues.
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