4th Oct, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST

Modern & Contemporary Art

 
  Lot 43
 

43

Alberto Morrocco OBE, RSA, RSW, RP, RG (1917-1998) Scottish
"The Mill at Keith, Glen Keith Distillery" (circa 1945)
Signed, oil on board, 38cm by 46cm

Provenance: Purchased by the vendor's grandparents directly from the artist, circa 1945
Thence by descent

The vendor's grandparents were neighbours with Morrocco and his family in Keith.

Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000


 

Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass. Slight line to the left hand side edge where the frame has slightly rubbed. Paint thin in places by application and areas where the board is showing through by design, especially to areas of the sky and to the green of the foreground. In good overall condition. Not examined out of the frame.

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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 4th Oct, 2025

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