£550
ALEXANDER MCNEISH (SCOTTISH 1932-2000)
ABSTRACT FIGURE
Oil on canvas, 72 x 46cm (28.25 x 18")
Together with: 'A Very Particular Hill', a book by Gael Turnbull, linocuts by Alexander McNeish, Wild Hawthorn Press and a personal letter to Alexander McNeish from Charles Pulsford ARSA (3)
Alexander McNeish was born at Bo'ness, near Linlithgow, and he studied at the Edinburgh College of Art under John Maxwell between 1952 and 1957. McNeish went on to teach at Wolverhampton College of Art and became head of painting at Exeter College of Art from 1965 to 1980. A linocut by McNeish illustrated a William McGonagall poem in British periodical of visual poetry, Poor Old Tired Horse, and 10 linocuts illustrated Gael Turnbull’s poetry book called A Very Particular Hill, published by Wild Hawthorn Press, which was set up by Ian Hamilton Finlay, the latter included in this lot.
Together with an etching by McNeish depicting rolling hills, signed, dated (19)57, 15 x 10cm (4)
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28.80% inc VAT*
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31.8% inc VAT*
