Author Topic: Auction of Paintings at the Dunblane Early Bulb Day 21/02/09. (Read 9116 times)

ChrisB · « **Reply #15 on:** January 04, 2009, 08:00:48 PM »

Can't wait now, for Dunblane, Maggi. These paintings are superb and it will be a thrill to see them and drool a little though I doubt I can afford to put in any bids.

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #16 on:** January 04, 2009, 10:55:22 PM »

How I wish I could be there! My only picture by LG (Tulipa linifolia) and bought from him at the Alpines 81 conference, was given to an English friend who died very soon after. I've no idea where it may be now.

Tony Willis · « **Reply #17 on:** January 05, 2009, 03:04:37 PM »

I can only echo Cliff's words ,he was a lovely man and it was a delight to talk to him and his wife at the shows. I hope whoever buys them gets great pleasure from them.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2009, 11:06:34 PM »

34 days to go......

Maggi Young · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2009, 09:59:18 PM »

Only 12 days to go now!

A bit more news about the paintings to be auctioned at Dunblane Early Bulb Day......
There will be a few by Keith Brockie, I'm told, though I have no photos of these...... I'm thinking they will be mostly of birds.....given Brockie's favourite subject matter and Carol Scotts' enthusiasms.

There will be a reserve price on each painting of £150 ....... anyone serious about bidding but unable to attend, please email me at info@srgc.org.uk

ranunculus · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:52:47 PM »

I gave a lecture this evening to a very enthusiastic group (45+) of people belonging to Todmorden Natural History Society and it was wonderful to greet Lilian Greenwood to the meeting. She looks very well and has hardly changed since I first met her in 1986. Oh, that I could say the same!

Maggi Young · « **Reply #21 on:** February 14, 2009, 10:20:18 PM »

Oh, Cliff, Lillian is one of my favourite people, if I'd known you would see her I'd have sent big hugs to her!

Maggi Young · « **Reply #22 on:** March 04, 2009, 03:10:21 PM »

Many thanks to all those who bid and bought at the Auction. All the paintings went to good new homes where I think they will give much pleasure. The SRGC will be given a percentage of the monies taken and will thus benefit by several hundred pounds. Excellent result!

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #23 on:** March 04, 2009, 08:42:13 PM »

I agree Maggi. I was disappointed not to get the Primula, but it did fetch the highest bid!

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #24 on:** March 04, 2009, 10:51:47 PM »

Is it out of order to ask what sort of prices they attracted? I seriously thought about it but what with crocuses, seeds, irises et al, bought this summer, it was impossible.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #25 on:** March 04, 2009, 11:33:10 PM »

Can't remember all, Lesley, but top price was £305 for the Primula edgworthii and the others went from £150 to £270
Some had had lower reserves put on them , there were about seven of Keith Brockie's works included. These were not paintings mostly but two small pen and ink drawings, one a puffin . A wonderful little pencil portrait of a Wren, which went for £220, larger multi-studies,one in pencil of swans and another with a watercolour of some flowers and bugs which went for less. The Greenwoods were all happily contested by several bidders each time and I reckon were all bargain buys, even at those prices!

Maggi Young · « **Reply #26 on:** March 05, 2009, 01:37:36 PM »

I am able to give the prices fetched for the paintings we showed on the first page of this thread......one or two had been withdrawn. Primula reidii £170
Rhododendron williamsianum £190 Crocus baytopiorum £270 Gentiana verna angulosa £150 Trillium albidum £195 Primula edgeworthii £305

Carolyn Rockwood's Iris reticulata fetched £50

The various Keith Brockie works raneged from £50 to £220

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #27 on:** March 05, 2009, 08:00:45 PM »

Oh blast! I could have just about stretched to the P. reidii which was my personal choice. Of course I don't know how much higher the winner may have gone to obtain it. I thought they would have gone for quite a lot more than that. I'm sure you would have liked Maggi, to be nodding your head with a phone glued to your ear?

Maggi Young · « **Reply #28 on:** March 05, 2009, 08:04:29 PM »

I think it would have gone for more , Lesley, hope that's a consolation ?

I expect I could have juggled a pen, paper and a phone if the need had arisen $:-\$ I was the auctioneer's clerk.

I think all the prices fetched were a good deal for the buyers and it was something different for Bulb Day.

ranunculus · « **Reply #29 on:** March 20, 2014, 05:27:35 PM »

Returning to this topic after so many years with this link … a magnificent painting by Lawrence on Page Three of this link.

http://seedmagazine.com/slideshow/art_of_plant_evolution/

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