Lot 243
  • 243

David McClure, R.S.A., R.S.W.

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • David McClure, R.S.A., R.S.W.
  • Flowers Gourds and Black Box
  • signed and dated u.r.: D. M. McClure/74 and inscribed with the title and artist's address on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 63.5 by 75cm., 25 by 29½in.

Provenance

Purchased from the Royal Scottish Academy in 1975 by the present owner

Exhibited

Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, 1975, no.128;
London, The Fleming Collection, From Colourists to Contemporary: Still Life Painting from The Fleming Collection, 2006

Condition

STRUCTURE The canvas appears to be in generally good order with no signs of damage or restoration. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching. FRAME Within a painted and gilded frame
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