Stanley Cursiter Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Stanley Cursiter Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 05, 2024
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) CLIFFTOPS, ORKNEY Signed and dated 1954, oil on board 41cm x 46cm (16in x 18in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2024
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE DEVIL'S HEARTH, ORKNEY Signed and dated 1953, oil on canvas 76cm x 102cm (30in x 40in) William Hardie Limited, Glasgow;The Artist's nephew and thence by descent.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2024
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E.,R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
Est: £800 - £1,200
STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E.,R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) ROQUE BRUNE, MENTONE Signed and dated 1917, watercolour 23cm x 30.5cm (9in x 12in) Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh, 1997
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 26, 2024
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) LOBSTER FISHERMEN, ROUSAY Signed and dated 1944, oil on canvas 101.5cm x 127cm (40in x 50in) W. G. Barbour Bequest, 1944. Titled ‘A Rock-Bound Coast’ in Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture in the Collections of Paisley Corporation and Paisley Art Institute, 1948. Exhibited: Hankyu Department Store, Umeda Main Store, Osaka, Japan, The Beautiful Landscape of Scotland, 11-16 November 1983; touring to Tenmaya Department Store, Okayama Main Store, Okayama, Japan, 18-23 November 1983.Literature:A Paisley Legacy: The Paisley Art Institute Collection, Centenaries Catalogue, Paisley, 2015, p.44. Note updated 19 September 2024: Cursiter’s devotion to his native Orkney endured throughout his life. In his 1974 autobiography Looking Back, he recalled: ‘My practice was to work as hard as I could [during his early years in Edinburgh] over the winter months so as to make as much money as possible. Then, in the summer, I would go to Orkney, or Shetland, for two or three months, or for as long as the money lasted. There I would paint landscapes, sea-scapes, or cliff scenes.’ This work is believed to date to the year following Cursiter’s resignation from an 18 year tenure as Director of the National Galleries of Scotland. By this time the artist and his wife had acquired a house in Orkney where they would sojourn to paint the island’s dramatic coastal cliffs. This superb oil depicts fishermen at work under the cliffs of Rousay, a small island around 3km north of the Orkney mainland. Cursiter made a near-identical watercolour of the same composition, which is illustrated on page 82 of Pamela Beasant’s illustrated biography Stanley Cursiter: A Life of the Artist (Orkney Islands Council, 2007).
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 06, 2024
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) MARWICK HEAD, ORKNEY Signed and dated 1950, oil on canvas 51cm x 61cm (20in x 24in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 06, 2024
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) GREEN SHADOWS Signed, oil on board 3.5cm x 25.5cm (12in x 10in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 06, 2024
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) YESNABY, ORKNEY Signed and dated 1957, oil on canvasboard 41cm x 46cm (16in x 18in) Ian MacNicol, Glasgow
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 07, 2023
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) NUDE
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) NUDE Signed and inscribed, lithograph (21.5cm x 15.5cm (8.5in x 6.25in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 22, 2023
Marwick Head, Orkney
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Stanley Cursiter, C.B.E, P.R.S.W., R.S.A. 1887 - 1976 Marwick Head, Orkney signed Stanley Cursiter and dated 1950 (lower left) oil on canvas unframed: 50.5 by 61cm.; 20 by 24in. framed: 68 by 78cm.; 26¾ by 30¾in. Executed in 1950.
Sotheby's
Sep. 07, 2023
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) HOLYROOD HOUSE: THE PRESENTATION OF THE KEYS
Est: £500 - £800
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) HOLYROOD HOUSE: THE PRESENTATION OF THE KEYS Oil on canvas (61cm x 102cm (24in x 40in)) Note: This scene depicts the reception of the Lord Provost Sir Ian Banks.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 08, 2023
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE BATHERS
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE BATHERS Signed and dated 1920, watercolour (49.5cm x 59.5cm (19.5in x 23.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 17, 2023
Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) A portrait of Fiona Helen Haywade
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) A portrait of Fiona Helen Haywade signed 'Stanley Cursiter' (lower right) oil on canvas 76 x 63.5cm (29 15/16 x 25in).
Bonhams
Jan. 25, 2023
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) RAIN
Est: £200 - £300
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) RAIN Lithograph, signed and inscribed (22cm (8 1/2in), 25 1/2cm (10in)) Provenance: Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, Oxfordshire, 13th November 1996.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 08, 2022
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) ROUSAY
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) ROUSAY Signed and dated 1943, oil on canvas (71cm x 91cm (28in x 36in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 08, 2022
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) ST MONANS
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) ST MONANS Signed and inscribed, lithograph (17cm x 25.5cm (6.75in x 10in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 20, 2022
STANLEY CURSITER CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) The Fan 27 x 17.5 cm. (10 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Est: £300 - £500
STANLEY CURSITER CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) The Fan signed and entitled in pencil 'Stanley Cursiter' (lower right), 'The Fan'(lower left) lithograph 27 x 17.5 cm. (10 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Bonhams
Jun. 16, 2022
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) COTTAGE IN THE DUNES
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) COTTAGE IN THE DUNES Signed and dated 1916, oil on board (21.5cm x 21.5cm (8.5in x 8.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 09, 2021
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE CLIFFS, YESNABY
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE CLIFFS, YESNABY Signed and dated 1953, oil on canvas (51cm x 76cm (20in x 30in)) Provenance: The Collection of the late R. L. MacDonald
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 04, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) JENNIFER, DAUGHTER OF DR RAE GILCHRIST
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) JENNIFER, DAUGHTER OF DR RAE GILCHRIST Signed and dated 1951, oil on canvas (76cm x 63cm (30in x 25in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 04, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) AFTERNOON REST
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) AFTERNOON REST Signed and dated 1915, watercolour (25.5cm x 35.5cm (10in x 14in)) Footnote: Provenance: Duncan Miller Fine Arts, London.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 04, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) CLIFFS, ORKNEY
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) CLIFFS, ORKNEY Signed and dated 1952, oil on board (30cm x 41cm (12in x 16in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 04, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) VACQUOY, WASBISTER, ROUSAY
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) VACQUOY, WASBISTER, ROUSAY Signed, watercolour (25.5cm x 35.5cm (10in x 14in)) Footnote: Note: A label verso states that 'The scene was probably painted in the 1940s when the house was occupied by Sandy Donaldson.' The Donaldsons later moved to Coldomo, Stenness.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 04, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) INGANESS BAY, ORKNEY
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) INGANESS BAY, ORKNEY Signed and dated 1950, oil on canvas (51cm x 61cm (20in x 24in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 04, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE PALACE, BIRSAY
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE PALACE, BIRSAY Signed, watercolour (25.5cm x 35.5cm (10in x 14in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 10, 2020
Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) Harbour scene
Est: £800 - £1,200
Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) Harbour scene signed and dated 'Stanley Cursiter 1914' (lower right) watercolour with traces of pencil 23.5 x 26cm (9 1/4 x 10 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jul. 15, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE HORSE OF COPINSAY
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE HORSE OF COPINSAY Signed, watercolour (25cm x 35cm (9.75cm x 13.75in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 15, 2020
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) MAES HOWE, ORKNEY
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) MAES HOWE, ORKNEY Signed, watercolour (25.5cm x 38cm (10in x 15in)) Footnote: Note: Maes Howe, a large mound with an entrance passage leading to three burial cells or chambers, is the finest chambered tomb in north-west Europe. Built about 5000 years ago - earlier than the pyramids of Egypt and the legendary golden age of China - it is a remarkable mixture of simplicity and sophistication, its survival due to the quality of its building stone. The tumulus is 92 feet in diameter, 36 feet high and about 300 feet in circumference at the base. Inside the tomb the entrance passage and chambers are constructed of stone slabs weighing up to 30 tonnes. The tomb was designed to be closed up. However, those who built Maes Howe were well aware of the seasonal movements of the sun. The passage points roughly to midwinter sunset and in the evenings around the shortest day of the year the sun shines into the chamber. Long after it was abandoned as a burial place, Maes Howe was broken into by Norsemen and Viking crusaders in the mid 12th century AD. They carved a considerable number of runic inscriptions on the large stones of the main chamber. After the depredation, or perhaps during it, the top of the mound collapsed filling the chamber with earth and stones. Its true nature was not revealed until it was excavated in 1861 by J Farrer, who published in 1862 an excellent account of his findings.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 30, 2020
Stanley Cursiter, Interior Scene with a Young Woman Lying Down
Est: €50,000 - €70,000
Signed and dated lower left: Stanley Cursiter 1912. Alongside his many landscapes, Stanley Cursiter is most well-known for his indoor scenes with beautiful young women dressed in the fashions of the 1910s and 1920s. These paintings are among the most well-loved and sought-after of Cursiter's works on the market today. Even as a young man, Cursiter appears to have had no shortage of funds. In 1910 when he was a student at the Edinburgh College of Art he already had an apartment on 28 Queen Street, one of the most prestigious addresses in the city. Whilst the literature often erroneously claims that his first interior scenes were painted only after WWI, the present work dated 1912 is, alongside his “Twilight” from 1914 (in the National Gallery of Scotland), the best example that he had already begun painting these successful motifs in his early phase. This large-format work can be placed among his “dolce far niente” series, dedicated to depicting the “sweetness of doing nothing” with the highest artistic finesse. In this work, Cursiter places particular emphasis on the depiction of the various fabrics and surfaces. He envelopes the young lady's slender form in thin pleats of soft pale silk fabric as she lies upon her chaise lounge gazing out towards the beholder. With masterful and confident brushstrokes, Cursiter depicts the play of light and shadow upon the folds and pleats of the material to naturalistically evoke its texture and structure. The lady's golden shoes seem to stand out particularly within the depiction, with the sole of her right foot accentuated by the pale light. The young woman wears a black ribbon around her head and rests her left temple lightly upon the extravagant feather fan as she looks towards her portraitist. The room's interior décor is dominated by the Japanese taste, which was as popular then as it is now. The artist depicts the light falling upon the glaze of the oval porcelain plaque with delicate coloured accents. Every detail of the cushion has been drawn out by his brush. Like all of Cursiter's interior scenes, this large canvas captures a moment of calm and reflection in a refined atmosphere.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 05, 2019
§ Stanley Cursiter C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (Scottish 1887-1976) Military Hospital, Abbeville
Est: £800 - £1,200
Signed and dated 1916, watercolour (Dimensions: 15cm x 23cm (6in x 9in)) (15cm x 23cm (6in x 9in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2019
§ Stanley Cursiter C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (Scottish 1887-1976) Figures on a Country Road, Orkney
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Signed and dated 1914, watercolour (Dimensions: 53cm x 74cm (21in x 29in)) (53cm x 74cm (21in x 29in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2019
§ Stanley Cursiter C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (Scottish 1887-1976) Crofts, Orkney
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Signed, watercolour (Dimensions: 24cm x 34cm (9.5in x 13.5in)) (24cm x 34cm (9.5in x 13.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2019
§ Stanley Cursiter C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.A (Scottish 1887-1976) Hoy Sound and Graemsay
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Signed, watercolour (Dimensions: 27cm x 38cm (10.5in x 15in)) (27cm x 38cm (10.5in x 15in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 17, 2019
STANLEY CURSITER, (Scottish, 1887-1976), Sea Coast, Orkney, 1950, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in., frame: 37 3/4 x 45 3/4 in.
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
STANLEY CURSITER (Scottish, 1887-1976) Sea Coast, Orkney 1950, oil on canvas signed and dated Stanley Cursiter 1950, l.l. 28 x 36 in., frame: 37 3/4 x 45 3/4 in. Provenance: Property of a Westwood, Massachusetts Lady.
Grogan & Company
Jun. 06, 2019
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) KIRKWALL 24cm x 26cm (9.5in x 10.25in)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) KIRKWALL Signed and dated 1914, watercolour 24cm x 26cm (9.5in x 10.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 15, 2019
AR Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) Birsay 40 x 45.5 cm. (15 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) Birsay signed and dated 'Stanley Cursiter 1951' (lower left)oil on canvasboard40 x 45.5 cm. (15 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.)
Bonhams
Jun. 07, 2018
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE PINK SHOP, STROMNESS 41cm x 46cm (16in x 18in)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE PINK SHOP, STROMNESS Signed and dated 1951, oil on board 41cm x 46cm (16in x 18in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 07, 2017
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE RED DRESS 86cm x 101.5cm (34in x 40in)
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE RED DRESS Signed and dated 1920, oil on canvas 86cm x 101.5cm (34in x 40in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 07, 2017
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) FARM COTTAGES 24cm x 35cm (9.5in x 13.75in)
Est: £800 - £1,200
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) FARM COTTAGES Signed and dated 1921, indistinctly inscribed 'Rousay' on the backboard, watercolour 24cm x 35cm (9.5in x 13.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 07, 2017
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE RACKWICK ROAD, HOY 24cm x 35cm (9.5in x 13.75in)
Est: £800 - £1,200
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) THE RACKWICK ROAD, HOY Signed and dated 1924, watercolour 24cm x 35cm (9.5in x 13.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 21, 2017
STANLEY CURSITER, C.B.E, P.R.S.W., R.S.A. | The Kame of Hoy, Orkney
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 11, 2017
Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) On the Somme 24 x 34 cm.
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) On the Somme 24 x 34 cm. (9 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Bonhams
Jun. 14, 2017
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) DRIFTERS 24.5cm x 26cm (9.75in x 10.25)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) DRIFTERS Signed and dated 1913, watercolour 24.5cm x 26cm (9.75in x 10.25)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 14, 2017
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) BY THE WELL AVIGNON 24cm x 34.5cm (9.5in x 13.5in)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) BY THE WELL AVIGNON Watercolour 24cm x 34.5cm (9.5in x 13.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 26, 2017
AR Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) Three quarter length portrait of Lady Nina Fraser in blue gown 125 x 100 cm. (49 3/16 x 39 3/8 in.)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Three quarter length portrait of Lady Nina Fraser in blue gown signed 'Stanley Cursiter' (lower right) oil on canvas 125 x 100 cm. (49 3/16 x 39 3/8 in.) Footnotes Sir John Fraser Bt, KCVO, MC, Honorary Surgeon Scotland to King George V, commissioned this portrait of his wife in 1939 to commemorate an anniversary. This lot includes a letter to Sir John from Stanley Cursiter about the commission.
Bonhams
Apr. 26, 2017
AR Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) Apple green 100 x 126 cm. (39 3/8 x 49 5/8 in.)
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
Apple green signed and dated 'Stanley Cursiter 1925' (lower left) oil on canvas 100 x 126 cm. (39 3/8 x 49 5/8 in.) in original gilt exhibition frame Footnotes Provenance Purchased by the owner's father in the 1920s Thence by descent Exhibited London, The Royal Academy, 1925, cat.no.183 Bristol, 1925 (label fragments verso) The Royal Glasgow Institute, 1926, cat.no.287 (£300) Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, 1929, cat.no.250 This rediscovered picture is one of Cursiter's most significant exhibition pieces, and features his favoured model Poppy Low at his home in Royal Circus, Edinburgh, the year he took up the post as Keeper of the National Galleries of Scotland. The sheet music would have belonged to his wife Phyllis, an accomplished violinist. The price of £300 was among his most expensive exhibited pictures to date, equal only to House of Cards (Tankerness Museum, Orkney). One Summer's Day (£315) is said to have been destroyed by the artist. Other major figure paintings of the period included Dolce far Niente (Paisley Museum) and Girl with a Pewter Jug (Hunterian Museum, Glasgow)
Bonhams
Apr. 26, 2017
AR Stanley Cursiter CBE RSA RSW (British, 1887-1976) Raekirck, Hoy, Orkney 24.2 x 34.3 cm. (9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Raekirck, Hoy, Orkney signed and dated 'Stanley Cursiter 1924' (lower left) watercolour 24.2 x 34.3 cm. (9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.) Footnotes Provenance With Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh
Bonhams
Jan. 25, 2017
[§] STANLEY CURSITER R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) PORTRAIT OF A GIRL 56cm x 38.5cm (22in x 15in)
Est: £800 - £1,200
[§] STANLEY CURSITER R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) PORTRAIT OF A GIRL signed, oil on canvas 56cm x 38.5cm (22in x 15in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 08, 2016
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) AN ISLAND FARM, ODDNESS, STRONSAY 71cm x 91cm (28in x 36in)
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
[§] STANLEY CURSITER C.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1887-1976) AN ISLAND FARM, ODDNESS, STRONSAY Signed and dated 1954, oil on canvas 71cm x 91cm (28in x 36in)
Lyon & Turnbull