Lot 225: Roy Young Ferguson , 1907-1981 The Clyde at Bothwell; Autumn Meadow both watercolour

two, one signed l.l.: R.Y.FERGUSON ; the other signed l.r.: R.Y.FERGUSON ; both further signed and inscribed with the title and the artist's address on old labels attached to the backboards both watercolour Quantity: 2

one 19 by 25 cm.; 7 ½ by 9 ¾ in.; the other: 30.5 by 39.5 cm.; 12 by 15 ½ in.

Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh, where bought by Sir David Scott in 1946 for £16.10.0.

'I like the feeling of looking down on to the river from a high bank.' Sir David Scott An accomplished watercolourist, Ferguson taught at Glasgow School of Art and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society where he was a member. He was also a prolific caricaturist for the Scottish Sunday Express and other publications, signing these works "eff'.