We are delighted to add new John Byrne work to our ever expanding portfolio. With a new stage adaptation of Byrne's acclaimed TV series, Tutti Frutti, he is sure to be in the news over the next few months. We hope you enjoy the works we have in stock.
26/11/2005
ORIGINAL ART FOR CHRISTMAS
We have added a new section to our catalogue just in time for Christmas. In this section we have brought together a number of smaller images which would make excellent Christmas gifts. You will find works by many of Scotland's leading contemporary artists here with original art starting at £300. Simply click on "View and Artist Catalogue" and from the drop down menu choose "Great Christmas Ideas".
Each original peice is framed to a high standard and is available for immediate delivery.
Please note we have a generous returns policy on all our original work. If you have any questions before purchasing from the webiste please view the FAQ's or email us.
22/11/2005
FORGERY
A recent article appeared in The Times (17th November 2005) regarding an apparent forgery of a Peter Howson oil painting. Peter spotted the painting in a catalogue for a forthcoming Christies auction and the painting was duly removed from the sale. Although this type of event is VERY rare we do appreciate that some secondary market Howson paintings can appear for sale in other galleries around the UK and on auction websites such as ebay. If you are considering buying a Howson work from other sources we would urge you to make sure that the seller can guarantee the provenance of the work.
As one of the largest dealers in original Howson work, we can assure all our customers, and future customers, that our Howson work is 100% guaranteed. All our Howson paintings and pastels are sold with a certificate of authenticity.
07/11/2005
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR EDINBURGH
We are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Edinburgh Art Fair. CAFE starts on Friday 18th of November through to Sunday 20th of November 2005 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange.
We will be exhibiting work by Peter Howson, Graham McKean, Graeme Wilcox, Steven Campbell, Ken Currie, Johnathan Robertson and Alexander Millar.
The event costs £5.00 per person, however if you would like complimentary tickets for the private view or for any of the other exhibition days please get in touch.
03/10/2005
HOWSON RECORD BREAKER
Phil Miller - Arts Correspondent - The Herald
ONE of Scotland's leading artists is celebrating a record price for his work which he hopes could herald his breakthrough into the American market.
In one of his greatest coups, Glasgow-based Peter Howson's Sisters of Mercy sold for £103,910 ($186,000) at Christie's in New York. The painting – sold by one private collector to another – had adorned the cover of an album by the American band Live, and marks a new high for Howson's commercial power.
He is now hoping it will signal a major move into the US market.
Sisters of Mercy beat its reserve price by around £40,000. Howson's previous record was £64,500, fetched at a Sotheby's sale at Gleneagles in September last year for another oil on canvas, The Age of Apathy.
Sisters of Mercy fetched the third highest price in the New York sale, alongside works by leading artists including Jackson Pollock and David Hockney, whose Zanzibar with Postcards and Kiosk sold for £113,966.
The Pennsylvania-based rock band Live used Howson's image as the cover for their most successful album, Throwing Copper in 1994. It sold more than six million copies in the US, although they are not as well-known in Britain.
Robert Manley, vice-president of Christie's in New York, said: "The connection with the rock band may have raised its profile to collectors."
Howson said yesterday: "I have never really been in the American market before, that's the first time really on that scale . . . I am delighted, it really moves my work into a different market, a different sphere. I first heard about it today and I am quite surprised and humbled."
The painting, completed in 1989, was shown in a retrospective of his work in Glasgow in 1993.
19/09/2005
New Additions To Our Portfolio
During the past two months we have been busy producing our new catalogue of original work and updating the new website. We have added work by several new artists which we feel compliment our existing artists
The work we are currenly holding is without a doubt some of the finest we have had, with new work by Graham McKean, Graham Wilcox, Peter Howson and Jonathan Robertson. We hope you like the current collection and we would be delighted to hear what you think. Please feel free to email us and share your thoughts on the new work, the website or the catalogue.
03/09/2005
Welcome to the new website...
Hello and welcome to our new website.
Due to the success of our previous site we have decided to relaunch our website to handle heavier use and more straightforward purchasing.
As the company continues to grow we have added many new artists to our portfolio in an effort to give our customers a wider selection of the finest original Scottish art. We hope you like the changes we have made, please feel free to let us know what you think.
