Sir William George Gillies CBE LLD RSA PPRSW RA (British, 1898-1973)
Dax
inscribed and signed 'DAX GILLIES' (lower right), dated '1927' (lower left)
oil on board
61 x 91.5cm (24 x 36in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
Private collection, UK.

Dax is a spa town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwest France. This large composition was made during the second of Gillies' three recorded trips to France, in 1927. Watercolours of Gillies' visit to Dax exits (see RSA G.1991.775) but the present painting is the only known oil, which was probably painted after Gillies returned to Scotland. Although we know this scene is 'Dax', there are strong similarities with a view of Nungate Bridge in Gillies' hometown of Haddington.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR
AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.

Please note that this work has not been examined out of its glazed frame.

Minor surface dirt.
The board upon which the painting has been executed is made up of four separate slats of wood that have been put together - along each of the horizontal lines at which these meet there is a very thin crack in the paint.
Inspection under UV light reveals no evidence of restoration or retouching.

Overall the work does present well.

Framed dimensions - 75 x 105.5 x 2cm.