12th Sep, 2021 13:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
STILL LIFE, A WATERCOLOUR BY KATHLEEN RUSSELL
* KATHLEEN RUSSELL (SCOTTISH b. 1940),
STILL LIFE
watercolour on paper, signed and dated '14
image size 61cm x 49cm, overall size 81cm x 69cm
Mounted, framed and under glass.
Note: Artist in gouache, watercolour, oil, pastel, pen and wash, and teacher, born in Edinburgh. Studied at Edinburgh College of Art 1958–63, her tutors including Robin Philipson and Sir William Gillies. She lectured there (ECA) full-time, 1963–72, then taught part-time in London schools until 1980, when she became a full-time painter. Had a long series of solo exhibitions, including French Institute, 1965, New 57 Gallery, 1969, and Douglas & Foulis, 1972, all in Edinburgh; Durham University, 1975; and at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh from 1981 onwards. Durham University, King’s College and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, hold examples of her work and twelve of her paintings are included in UK public collections. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 20th September 2015 lot 2161 "Sill Life" (ex IBM Collection) by Kathleen Russell sold for £900 (hammer).
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Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500
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