Seeds and Cones

Details

John Maxwell, R.S.A. (1905-1962)
Seeds and Cones
signed and dated 'John Maxwell 37' (lower left)
oil on panel
23¾ x 19½ in. (60.2 x 49.5 cm.)
There is a still life painting on the reverse

Provenance

Mr and Mrs Harry Wylie, Edinburgh and thence by descent.

Exhibited

Probably, Edinburgh, Society of Scottish Artists, 1936, no. 179 (as Autumn Piece with Seeds and Cones).
Probably, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, 1962, no. 212 (as Autumn Piece with Seeds and Cones).
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, John Maxwell 1905-1962, August-September 1963, no. 43.

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Lot Essay

Although dated 1937, this work is presumably that exhibited at the Society of Scottish Artists the previous year as, Autumn Piece with Seeds and Cones, and subsequently at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1962 under the same title.

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