Lyon & Turnbull were delighted to be involved with the Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy’s Art Auction on Thursday 17th June 2010 at the Royal Scottish Academy on the Mound, Edinburgh.

When Dr William Baillie CBE retired from the Presidency of the RSA in 2003, five fellow Academicians (Dr Barbara Rae CBE RA, David Evans, Michael Snowden, Stuart Duffin and Professor Andrew Merrylees) contributed to a portrait in the form of a triptych. It commemorates Bill’s Presidency and reflects not only the Academy’s different disciplines but also Bill’s lifetime association with India.  

To help raise funds for its future conservation, Friends and their guests had the opportunity to bid for works donated by Bill and by the original contributors to the portrait, as they went under the expert hammer of Paul Roberts, Vice Chairman of Lyon & Turnbull, in the Upper Galleries of the Royal Scottish Academy.  The evening also featured live jazz and a wine tasting by Inverarity One to One, who are the wine sponsors for the Friends’ three large summer events.

The Friends were delighted with the result, having raised enough money to pay for the conservation work. The top lot of the evening was Barbara Rae's Laken Strand, which made £1,400.

For more information please contact Paul Roberts

paul.roberts@lyonandturnbull.com

Works Auctioned:

BARBARA RAE    
LAKEN STRAND
water based media on handmade paper
image 16 x 20cm – overall 44 x 48cm

DAVID EVANS
SUITS AND SLACKS
acrylic
image 36 x 51cm – overall 56 x 68cm

STUART DUFFIN
THE ENLIGHTENING SOUL
mixed media
overall 34 x 20.5cm



BILL BAILLIE
ARENA
screenprint, edition 56/60
image 43 x 55cm – overall 67 x 80cm



ANDREW MERRYLEES
VILLEFRANCHE – SUR – MER
a series of four: Up to Eglise St Michel; Rue du Poilu; Welcome; A Cool Spot
pastels (4)
images 33.6 x 15.2cm – overall 55 x 35cm

MICHAEL SNOWDEN
MOTHER AND CHILD
pencil
image 26 x 33cm – overall 52 x 74cm