The Terry Howson Auction was definitely one not to be missed. The sale that took place yesterday, Sunday 28th April, was extremely successful with the paintings, drawings and sketches by Peter Howson reaching £202,000.
With the auction room being full to the brim it was sure to be an exciting and competitive sale with each lot causing great interest. The Peter Howson drawings of David Bowie on their own sold for £34,900 with the top price reached being £9500, lot 318:
Peter Howson OBE, one of Britain’s most renowned artist’s, and his former wife are to sell 390 fantastic pieces from the personal collection he gave to her later this month.
McTear’s have been busy getting organised for this sale, with the art world focusing on Glasgow after the news that the single largest sale of works from internationally acclaimed Scottish artist Peter Howson is coming to town.
The 390 works that are to go under the hammer, including paintings, drawings and sketches, is a collection of a diverse mix of Howson’s work. In the collection will be pieces from every significant period of Howson’s career which are being put up for sale by Terry to raise money to help look after their daughter Lucie, who suffers from Aspergers syndrome.
The eclectic collection will include many of his sought after pieces including all ten original drawings of pop icon David Bowie which are valued between £1000 and £2000. It will also include rare sketches of Madonna and a number of extremely early drawings that he did of his teachers at primary school.
The 390 paintings, drawings and sketches, which belong to the artist’s former wife Terry Howson, will go on sale - with no reserve prices - at McTear’s Peter Howson OBE – The Terry Howson Collection on Sunday, 28th April.
Next week we have our April special auctions running from the Tuesday through to the Sunday. As with any monthly special auctions, we will be having our Rare & Collectable Whisky, Wine & Port auction on Wednesday at 10.30am that will feature a selection of whiskies, cognac and port from all major distilleries and beyond...
Our intern David did a fantastic job in front
of the camera! Have a watch as he talks us through what we have to look forward to in next weeks auction...
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A vintage Volkswagen Beetle has arrived at McTear's for auction on 16th April... You definitely will not miss this vibrant orange car driving down the street.
This bright and chic Volkswagen 1976 Beetle two door saloon in petrol red is estimated to sell for £1000-£2000 in our Furniture, Collectables & Works of Art auction on the 16th of April.
The history of the 'Beetle' dates back to the early 1930's where it was originally known as 'The People car' designed by Ferdinand Porsche. It wasn't until the New York Times newspaper used the nickname 'Beetle', referring to 'Porsche's People's Car' that well-known name caught on. Unfortunately, due to World War II, the "People's Car" fell rapidly to the bottom of the list of priorities and it wasn't until the 1950s that sales of the Beetle took off. Over the years the saloon has evolved and changed and after arriving in the UK in 1952 it has been a very popular and well known car.
As one of the earlier Beetle models, this vintage saloon is sure to attract a lot of attention at the auction on the 16th of April.
