DAVID MACBETH SUTHERLAND R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1883-1974) §
GRUINARD BAY
£1,512
Auction: 26 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Signed lower right, oil on canvas, with a further composition verso
Dimensions
63.5cm x 76cm (25in x 30in), unframed
Provenance
By direct descent from the Artist to the present owner
Footnote
This painting bears a further floral still life on the reverse, which Sutherland has also signed to the lower right.
Gruinard Bay sits in the far north of Scotland on the west coast. The bay is lined with pink sand beaches from which Gruinard Island can be viewed. In this composition Sutherland emphasises the sculptural quality of the landscape, enhanced by the use of thick impasto which appears to have been layered onto the canvas using a palette knife.