Signed lower left, inscribed with title verso, oil on canvas board

(50cm x 34cm (19.5in x 13.25in))

Exhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Note: This work is being sold on behalf of the charity Art in Healthcare to support their charitable aims. For over thirty years, the Scottish charity has displayed works from its holdings of modern and contemporary art in health and social care settings, to create welcoming and stimulating environments for patients, visitors and staff. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic provided an opportunity to review the collection so that it can be cared for and shared as effectively as possible. As a result, a selection of works are being de-accessioned and the proceeds will be used to ensure that the collection remains relevant, provides maximum benefit to as many people as it can reach physically and digitally and continues to support emerging Scottish artists. David McClure?s Boats at St Paul?s Bay, Malta of 1991 is a joyful late work which he painted the year after being elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. The vibrant holiday image is full of colour emboldened by warm sunshine, as the eye is led from the boats in the foreground to the topmost window of the buildings beyond. To find out more about Art in Healthcare please visit: https://www.artinhealthcare.org.uk/