David Abercrombie Donaldson
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About the SessionSpanning 4 centuries of global art history, The International Sale, presents 127 exceptional lots by artists from 27 countries across five continents. The auction highlights masterworks ranging from 17th century European paintings to post-2000 editions by contemporary artist's such as Mr Brainwash (lot 51), Jim Dine (lots 83-86), Isaac Julien (lot 108), Jeff Koons (45), and Lucas Samaras (lot 107 and 110). The sale is anchored by important pieces from Georg Baselitz, Erik Laubscher, Shirin Neshat, and a newly repatriated 1935 portrait by Irma Stern.
The auction's diversity is driven by rare museum-quality highlights, led by Irma Stern's Two Women (lot 31), which returns to South Africa after decades in a Berlin private collection. It is joined by Erik Laubscher's rare recto-verso painting Young Family / Construction (lot 48), an Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat photographic portrait linked to her award-winning Turbulent installation (lot 66), and a uniquely hand-coloured linocut by German master Georg Baselitz titled Das Pferd, Im Wald und auf der Heide Series (The Horse, in the Forest and on the Heath Series) (lot 72).
LOT 53
David Abercrombie Donaldson
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About this Item
inscribed with the artist's name, the title and medium on a label adhered to the reverse
Notes
David Abercrombie Donaldson was an influential artist and teacher, best known for serving as Painter and Limner to Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland, an ancient title of the Scottish Court. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1932 to 1937, where he won the Director's Prize and the Haldane Travelling Scholarship. After a further year of study, he began teaching at the school part-time, later becoming a full-time teacher and head of the department of drawing and painting.
Throughout his career he took part in a number of acclaimed exhibitions, including a 1961 solo exhibition at Henry Hillier's Studio in Glasgow, as well as shows at The French Institute and the Mall Galleries. He is best known for his portraits and is recognised as one of Scotland's leading portrait painters.
Provenance
Valterra Platinum Collection.
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