MICHAEL MCVEIGH (SCOTTISH 1957-) §
THE TATTOO
£454
Auction: 26 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Signed lower right, oil on paper
Dimensions
49cm x 73.5cm (19.25in x 29in)
Provenance
The Scottish Gallery, 160th Anniversary Exhibition, Edinburgh, 7th May - 5th June 2002
Footnote
Michael McVeigh is a modern-day folk artist whose work captures the charming minutiae of life in and around the Scottish capital. In this composition he depicts a procession pouring out from the famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo held on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. Various colourful characters on the adjoining Royal Mile enjoy the spectacle.