£7,500
Scottish Paintings & Sculpture ft. S.J. Peploe at 150 | 668
Auction: Scottish Paintings & Sculpture ft. S.J. Peploe at 150
Pen and ink and watercolour
Exhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Christmas Exhibition 1968, no.92
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow
Provenance: From the collection of the late Dr Angus Gibson, to be sold to support the University of Edinburgh Art Collection
Note: With the Studio Inventory No. ED1322
The title of this work derives from the name of a pivot for suspending a pot over a fire. Eardley painted a number of interiors of modest domestic settings, which offer a glimpse into mid-century Scottish life. The hearth and its fire was the focal point of most homes, the source of warmth and where cooking was conducted. Eardley's detailed image is neither sentimental nor patronising as she found beauty in the everyday.