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Scotland Magazine section Art and AntiquesA date with DaliSalvador Dali’s legendary painting Christ of St John of The Cross will return to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum when the building reopens in Summer 2006. The Dali original was bought for Kelvingrove in 1953, just two years after it was painted, but moved to St Mungo’s Museum of Religious Art in... By Sally Toms from Issue 20 published on 10/04/2005 High price for Nelson left-handerAletter written by Admiral Lord Nelson has sold for £42,000 at a Lyon & Turnbull auction recently. Dated December 8th 1797, the letter was anonymously written to a London Reverend – penned with Nelson’s left hand some months after he lost his arm in battle. It gives thanks to God for his “perfect re... By Sally Toms from Issue 20 published on 10/04/2005 Exhibition previewsFrancis Bacon: Portraits and Heads and Monet & The Impressionists Francis Bacon: Portraits and Heads June 4th – September 4th 2005 Francis Bacon is celebrated as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century. The human figure was a dominant subject in his work; his paintings of men and women go far beyond a simple likeness and instead are portrait... By Sally Toms from Issue 20 published on 10/04/2005 Sale: McTear’s record-breaking whisky saleOn 17th April 2002, a bottle of The Macallan 60-year-old broke world records by fetching a massive £20,100 (US$29,350) at the McTear’s Fine and Rare Whisky auction in Glasgow. One of only 40 bottles of the 60-year-old, the whisky was filled to cask in 1926 and bottled in 1986 at 42.6%, cask strength... By Brigid James from Issue 3 published on 5/7/2002 The Fleming Collection: Scots AbroadThe Fleming Collection, with works by Scottish artists of various eras and movements, and Scottish scenes by non-Scottish artists, is recognised as one of the best private collections of Scottish art in the world (see also The Black Bottle, Peploe, Issue 1). The collection began in 1968 by Fleming, ... By Brigid James from Issue 3 published on 5/7/2002 Scotland’s largest art and antiques fairAn estimated £20 ($30) million of art and antiques is for sale at this year’s Antiques for Everyone – Scotland, at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow. The event includes over 100 Scottish art and antiques dealers, with 100 more from around the UK. Prices range from £20 ($30) to o... By Brigid James from Issue 3 published on 5/7/2002 Sotheby’s Scottish Pictures Monday 15th AprilThis sale of 19th and 20th century paintings is to take place near Edinburgh at Hopetoun House. One lot of particular interest is The Lotus Flower (pictured), of an unusual beauty and elegance, featuring two Japanese women with lotus blossoms, by Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864-1933). It was painted in... By Brigid James from Issue 2 published on 5/6/2002 Doing the DunnetThomson Roddick & Medcalf: Good Paintings – 18th Century to Contemporary. Tuesday March19th. To be held at the Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh, the second sale for this auction house of pictures and sculptures by Scotland’s ‘modern masters’ will include as a highlight some portrait sketches and paintings by the late Lady Dorothy Dunnett. The multi-talented Lady Dunnett was a successful novelist... By Brigid James from Issue 2 published on 5/6/2002 Still life bursts through world auction recordThe Black Bottle, a still life by Scottish colourist Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935), was sold in Christie's Scottish Sale for well above the estimated £350,000-£450,000, fetching £520,750, a record-breaking amount for a painting sold in Scotland. The auction was held in Edinburgh on 1st November 200... By Brigid James from Issue 1 published on 5/3/2002 Bonnie Prince Charlie's chair goes into auction battle!This historic chair bears an inscription on a silver plate: "From President's Room Culloden House Where Prince Charlie Slept for the Three Nights Previous to The Battle". 'The Battle' is none other than the Battle of Culloden, where the rebellious Jacobites, led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart, we... By Brigid James from Issue 1 published on 5/3/2002 Pride of Scotland: Charles Rennie MackintoshPerhaps the greatest Scottish artist, architect and designer, Rennie Mackintosh (see feature, pages 22 to 25) was born one of 11 children in Glasgow. Influenced by Scottish traditions and Japanese simplicity, he is famed worldwide for Art Nouveau elegance. His wife, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, of... By Brigid James from Issue 1 published on 5/3/2002 |  | ||||||||||||
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