JOHN MACLAUCHLAN MILNE R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1885-1957) §
SUMMER FLOWERS
£8,820
Scottish Paintings & Sculpture
Auction: Evening Sale | Lots 103-196 | Thursday 05 December from 6pm
Description
Signed and dated '30, oil on canvas
Dimensions
91cm x 63.5cm (36in x 25in)
Footnote
John Maclauchlan Milne was principally a landscape artist – his legacy comprises pictures from Scotland, Paris, Tuscany and along the Côte d’Azur, however he also produced many still life arrangements of cut flowers, presented in a vase, in various indoor settings.
As a Colourist, these flower pictures often present a variety of colours, as in this example. Only some of his known flower pictures are dated, and these range from 1925 to the late 1930s.
One of the highpoints of his career was in March 1931. Maclauchlan Milne had a solo exhibition at The Independent Gallery in London where one of his flower paintings was purchased for the French national collection. Fleurs of 1930 remains in the collection of the Musée National d'Art Moderne at the Pompidou Centre, Paris. (acc.no. JP523P). Summer Flowers, from the same year, is a classic example of the artist’s still life flower arrangements.
We are grateful to Maurice Millar, author of The Missing Colourist: The Search for John Maclauchlan Milne RSA (privately published in 2022 and available via The Missing Colourist website) for writing this catalogue note.