£9,000
The Magic of Stories: Scotland's Book Sculptures | 701
Auction: 25 January 2022 at 10:00 GMT
paper and wire sculpture crafted from the leaves of a copy of Compton Mackenzie's 'Whisky Galore', depicting the sinking SS Politician and two islanders with a whisky-laden rowing boat, with artist's handwritten label
Provenance:
Commissioned by Scottish Book Trust. Found at Am Politician Lounge Bar on the island of Eriskay, by teacher Katy MacDonald and nine pupils from Eriskay Primary School, on Wednesday 28th November 2012.
Note:
"Whisky makes [the world] go round twice as fast.” Compton Mackenzie ... so does a good story ... without the hangover ... Because reading matters
Slàinte mhath [artist's handwritten label]
Accompanied by a copy of GIFTED: The Tale of 10 Mysterious Book Sculptures GIFTED to the City of Words and Letters. Polygon, 2017