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Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD (14 December 1917 – 10 March 1998) was a Scottish artist and teacher. He is famous for his landscapes of Scotland and abroad, still-life, figure painting and interiors, but perhaps his best known works are his beach scenes and views of Venice.

Morrocco was born in Aberdeen in 1917, the son of Domenic Antonio Marrocco and his wife, Celesta Crolla, immigrant Italians. His mother had come around 1890 and his father around 1914. His father had an ice cream shop in the city and the signwriter accidentally wrote the name as Morrocco and the name then stuck.

He studied at Gray's School of Art under Robert Sivell between 1932 and 1938, and in France, Italy and Switzerland. He is famous for his landscape paintings of Scotland and abroad, still life, figure painting and interiors, but perhaps his best known works are his beach scenes and views of Venice.

The avant-garde of the twenties and thirties, in particular Braque and Picasso, had an immense influence on him for the rest of his life. The outbreak of the Second World War saw him detained in Edinburgh Castle, as an enemy alien, but he was released and allowed to serve as a conscientious objector in the Royal Army Medical Corps. After the war Morrocco had a brief spell teaching evening classes. From 1950 onwards Morrocco spent his professional life in Dundee, as Head of the School of Painting at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, which is now part of the University of Dundee. He produced murals for St. Columba's Church in Glenrothes and for Royal Dundee Liff Hospital in Dundee.

Morrocco was prodigiously productive. He had a spectacular retirement, producing some of his most vigorous work in the period from 1982 to his death. Even late in his life and seriously ill, he would commit himself to exhibitions of thirty or forty new works in a year.

Morrocco and his wife Vera Mercer had three children, Leon, Laurie and Annalisa. Leon followed in his fathers footsteps and became an established artist in his own right. Laurie is a conservator of early panel paintings and Annalisa a designer and illustrator.

Alberto died at his home, Binrock House in Dundee, on 10 March 1998.

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)
          Dec. 05, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)

          Est: £6,000 - £8,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) WOMAN WITH MIXING BOWL Signed, oil on board 55cm x 38cm (21.5in x 15in) Agnew's, London CM70/8 A note verso says that the painting dates from 1948.Alberto Morrocco’s significance in 20th-century Scottish art manifests threefold: in his immediately recognisable artwork, through the influence of his long tenure as Head of Painting & Drawing at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee and, as time has shown, as the figurehead of an artistic family, with his son and nephew going on to be successful artists in their own right. Born in Aberdeen to Italian parents, he trained at Gray’s School of Art under the tutelage of James Cowie and Robert Sivell, becoming steeped in a particular Scottish art tradition that harked back to historic approaches of the country of his parents’ birth. This Scottish-Italian fusion would continue to evolve through his art, as this rigorous training and commitment to formal qualities mingled with the inspiration of his own later travels to Italy. Morrocco’s distinctive style is characterised by his specific recurring characters: the sleeping melon-seller, the skinny boy in the street and heavily-modelled women carrying their babies and chatting across their balconies; and his distinctive motifs: the expressive sunflowers, heavily patterned carts, juicy vibrant fruit, even the precarious knifes, included for the quality of their pleasing abstract shapes and the ‘frisson’ of tension they provide against the soft flesh of fruit. Travels to the country of his parents’ birth exposed him to these subjects which he captured in sketchbooks before adding his own ‘point-of-view’ in the studio, evolving his types: ‘it happened just by observation really, and by exaggeration and selection.’ (Keller, V., & Young, C., Alberto Morrocco, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993, p. 62) But the most immediate thing that Italy brought him was the bright light and hot colours of the Mediterranean; the vibrant and sizzling pinks, oranges and yellows that he contrasts against the cool but bright blues and greens. We are transported away from the muted tones of Scotland, and his earlier restrained palette, to a land and culture where the climate allows for life to be lived outside, the fruit is ripe and delicious and siestas are required to avoid the strength of the midday sun. It makes sense, then, that his paintings are so enduringly popular and why he has been described at times as a hedonistic painter, an artist concerned particularly with life’s pleasures. Yet, the artist himself admits that at times all that vibrancy must be balanced, not unlike a pleasing and successful composition, and that even he can ‘eventually become almost sated with powerful colour and feel a need to refresh myself by using colour in a sort of minor key as a kind of relief - it’s almost a physical thing.’ (Keller, V., Young, C., p.58) Siesta is a dramatic, statement of a painting, painted on a significant scale. It has power in its quietness, the presence of its restraint. Morrocco depicts his favoured heavily modelled figures, their sculptural, rounded limbs asserting their space against a calm sea of grey and over the gently undulating white drapery. A siesta is a moment of rest, an escape from the heat of the day, and this is an escape for the figures and for us too, a moment to sink into, a calm celebration of form and balance. It feels classical, almost timeless, yet the hints of Morrocco’s ‘point of view’ endure, his beloved sunflowers present and fresh fruit acknowledged in the considered trio of pears. This is just a cooler, calmer version of Morrocco’s world and though he may be painting in a minor key, the result is major.

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)
          Dec. 05, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)

          Est: £20,000 - £30,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) FESTA SICILIANA Signed and dated '91, oil on canvas  71cm x 76cm (28in x 30in) The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh Alberto Morrocco’s significance in 20th-century Scottish art manifests threefold: in his immediately recognisable artwork, through the influence of his long tenure as Head of Painting & Drawing at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee and, as time has shown, as the figurehead of an artistic family, with his son and nephew going on to be successful artists in their own right. Born in Aberdeen to Italian parents, he trained at Gray’s School of Art under the tutelage of James Cowie and Robert Sivell, becoming steeped in a particular Scottish art tradition that harked back to historic approaches of the country of his parents’ birth. This Scottish-Italian fusion would continue to evolve through his art, as this rigorous training and commitment to formal qualities mingled with the inspiration of his own later travels to Italy. Morrocco’s distinctive style is characterised by his specific recurring characters: the sleeping melon-seller, the skinny boy in the street and heavily-modelled women carrying their babies and chatting across their balconies; and his distinctive motifs: the expressive sunflowers, heavily patterned carts, juicy vibrant fruit, even the precarious knifes, included for the quality of their pleasing abstract shapes and the ‘frisson’ of tension they provide against the soft flesh of fruit. Travels to the country of his parents’ birth exposed him to these subjects which he captured in sketchbooks before adding his own ‘point-of-view’ in the studio, evolving his types: ‘it happened just by observation really, and by exaggeration and selection.’ (Keller, V., & Young, C., Alberto Morrocco, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993, p. 62) But the most immediate thing that Italy brought him was the bright light and hot colours of the Mediterranean; the vibrant and sizzling pinks, oranges and yellows that he contrasts against the cool but bright blues and greens. We are transported away from the muted tones of Scotland, and his earlier restrained palette, to a land and culture where the climate allows for life to be lived outside, the fruit is ripe and delicious and siestas are required to avoid the strength of the midday sun. It makes sense, then, that his paintings are so enduringly popular and why he has been described at times as a hedonistic painter, an artist concerned particularly with life’s pleasures. 

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)
          Dec. 05, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)

          Est: £40,000 - £60,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) SIESTA Signed, oil on canvas 152cm x 160cm (60in x 63in) The Artist's children;Private Collection, Scotland.Literature: Victoria Keller, & Clara Young, Alberto Morrocco, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993. pl.59, p.65 This painting dates from c.1971.Alberto Morrocco’s significance in 20th-century Scottish art manifests threefold: in his immediately recognisable artwork, through the influence of his long tenure as Head of Painting & Drawing at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee and, as time has shown, as the figurehead of an artistic family, with his son and nephew going on to be successful artists in their own right. Born in Aberdeen to Italian parents, he trained at Gray’s School of Art under the tutelage of James Cowie and Robert Sivell, becoming steeped in a particular Scottish art tradition that harked back to historic approaches of the country of his parents’ birth. This Scottish-Italian fusion would continue to evolve through his art, as this rigorous training and commitment to formal qualities mingled with the inspiration of his own later travels to Italy. Morrocco’s distinctive style is characterised by his specific recurring characters: the sleeping melon-seller, the skinny boy in the street and heavily-modelled women carrying their babies and chatting across their balconies; and his distinctive motifs: the expressive sunflowers, heavily patterned carts, juicy vibrant fruit, even the precarious knifes, included for the quality of their pleasing abstract shapes and the ‘frisson’ of tension they provide against the soft flesh of fruit. Travels to the country of his parents’ birth exposed him to these subjects which he captured in sketchbooks before adding his own ‘point-of-view’ in the studio, evolving his types: ‘it happened just by observation really, and by exaggeration and selection.’ (Keller, V., & Young, C., Alberto Morrocco, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993, p. 62) But the most immediate thing that Italy brought him was the bright light and hot colours of the Mediterranean; the vibrant and sizzling pinks, oranges and yellows that he contrasts against the cool but bright blues and greens. We are transported away from the muted tones of Scotland, and his earlier restrained palette, to a land and culture where the climate allows for life to be lived outside, the fruit is ripe and delicious and siestas are required to avoid the strength of the midday sun. It makes sense, then, that his paintings are so enduringly popular and why he has been described at times as a hedonistic painter, an artist concerned particularly with life’s pleasures. Yet, the artist himself admits that at times all that vibrancy must be balanced, not unlike a pleasing and successful composition, and that even he can ‘eventually become almost sated with powerful colour and feel a need to refresh myself by using colour in a sort of minor key as a kind of relief - it’s almost a physical thing.’ (Keller, V., Young, C., p.58) Siesta is a dramatic, statement of a painting, painted on a significant scale. It has power in its quietness, the presence of its restraint. Morrocco depicts his favoured heavily modelled figures, their sculptural, rounded limbs asserting their space against a calm sea of grey and over the gently undulating white drapery. A siesta is a moment of rest, an escape from the heat of the day, and this is an escape for the figures and for us too, a moment to sink into, a calm celebration of form and balance. It feels classical, almost timeless, yet the hints of Morrocco’s ‘point of view’ endure, his beloved sunflowers present and fresh fruit acknowledged in the considered trio of pears. This is just a cooler, calmer version of Morrocco’s world and though he may be painting in a minor key, the result is major.

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)
          Dec. 05, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)

          Est: £20,000 - £30,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) PICNIC ON THE BEACH Signed and dated '92, oil on canvas 61cm x 91cm (24in x 36in) Alberto Morrocco’s significance in 20th-century Scottish art manifests threefold: in his immediately recognisable artwork, through the influence of his long tenure as Head of Painting & Drawing at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee and, as time has shown, as the figurehead of an artistic family, with his son and nephew going on to be successful artists in their own right. Born in Aberdeen to Italian parents, he trained at Gray’s School of Art under the tutelage of James Cowie and Robert Sivell, becoming steeped in a particular Scottish art tradition that harked back to historic approaches of the country of his parents’ birth. This Scottish-Italian fusion would continue to evolve through his art, as this rigorous training and commitment to formal qualities mingled with the inspiration of his own later travels to Italy. Morrocco’s distinctive style is characterised by his specific recurring characters: the sleeping melon-seller, the skinny boy in the street and heavily-modelled women carrying their babies and chatting across their balconies; and his distinctive motifs: the expressive sunflowers, heavily patterned carts, juicy vibrant fruit, even the precarious knifes, included for the quality of their pleasing abstract shapes and the ‘frisson’ of tension they provide against the soft flesh of fruit. Travels to the country of his parents’ birth exposed him to these subjects which he captured in sketchbooks before adding his own ‘point-of-view’ in the studio, evolving his types: ‘it happened just by observation really, and by exaggeration and selection.’ (Keller, V., & Young, C., Alberto Morrocco, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993, p. 62) But the most immediate thing that Italy brought him was the bright light and hot colours of the Mediterranean; the vibrant and sizzling pinks, oranges and yellows that he contrasts against the cool but bright blues and greens. We are transported away from the muted tones of Scotland, and his earlier restrained palette, to a land and culture where the climate allows for life to be lived outside, the fruit is ripe and delicious and siestas are required to avoid the strength of the midday sun. It makes sense, then, that his paintings are so enduringly popular and why he has been described at times as a hedonistic painter, an artist concerned particularly with life’s pleasures. 

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) 'Clown in Blue Leaning on a Table'
          Oct. 09, 2024

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) 'Clown in Blue Leaning on a Table'

          Est: £8,000 - £12,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) 'Clown in Blue Leaning on a Table' signed and dated 'Morrocco/97' (upper right), titled and signed (to artist's label, verso) oil on panel 78.8 x 90cm (31 x 35 7/16in).

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        • Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Waddell's Farm (1945)
          Oct. 09, 2024

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Waddell's Farm (1945)

          Est: £1,500 - £2,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Waddell's Farm (1945) oil on board 39.5 x 46cm (15 9/16 x 18 1/8in).

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)
          Aug. 13, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)

          Est: £3,000 - £5,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) KISSING THE FEET - 1982 Signed and dated '82 lower left, oil on board  22cm x 21.5cm (8.75in x 8.5in)

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)
          Aug. 13, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)

          Est: £7,000 - £10,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE, VENICE - 1982 Signed and dated '82 lower right, oil on canvas 69cm x 94cm (27.25in x 37in)

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        • Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Sun Bathers, Fondachello 75 x 62.6 cm. (29 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.)
          Jun. 19, 2024

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Sun Bathers, Fondachello 75 x 62.6 cm. (29 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.)

          Est: £20,000 - £30,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Sun Bathers, Fondachello signed 'Morrocco' (lower right) oil on panel 75 x 62.6 cm. (29 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.)

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        • Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Bathers at Basiluzzo 128.3 x 117.2 cm. (50 1/2 x 46 1/8 in.)
          Jun. 19, 2024

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Bathers at Basiluzzo 128.3 x 117.2 cm. (50 1/2 x 46 1/8 in.)

          Est: £25,000 - £35,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Bathers at Basiluzzo signed and dated 'Morrocco/86' (lower right) oil on canvas 128.3 x 117.2 cm. (50 1/2 x 46 1/8 in.)

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)
          Jun. 06, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998)

          Est: £2,000 - £3,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) FROM THE TERRACE Signed and dated '80, oil on canvas 36cm x 46cm (14in x 18in)

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS ASCENDING TO THE CLOUDS
          Jan. 10, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS ASCENDING TO THE CLOUDS

          Est: £1,000 - £1,500

          ALBERTO MORROCCO SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS ASCENDING TO THE CLOUDS Oil on board The artist's studio 150cm x 142cm (59in x 56in), unframed

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) UNTITLED (PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN)
          Jan. 10, 2024

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) UNTITLED (PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN)

          Est: £1,000 - £1,500

          ALBERTO MORROCCO UNTITLED (PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN) Signed upper right, oil on canvas 101cm x 76cm (39.75in x 30in), unframed

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) CLOWN WITH LUTE AND PIGEON
          Dec. 07, 2023

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) CLOWN WITH LUTE AND PIGEON

          Est: £8,000 - £12,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) CLOWN WITH LUTE AND PIGEON With artist's label to frame verso, oil on board (48.25cm x 61cm (19in x 24in)) Exhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Alberto Morrocco: New Paintings, Festival Exhibition, 9 August - 4 September 1996, no.32

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        • § Alberto Morrocco R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (British 1917-1998) Still Life with Melon, circa 1968
          Oct. 27, 2023

          § Alberto Morrocco R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (British 1917-1998) Still Life with Melon, circa 1968

          Est: £4,000 - £6,000

          § Alberto Morrocco R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (British 1917-1998) Still Life with Melon, circa 1968 signed (upper right), titled in pen on label (to reverse), wood relief and gesso paint on board (93.5cm x 93.5cm (36 3/4in x 36 3/4in)) Provenance Property of the Artist's Children, December 1990; Christie's, London, A Celebration: The Studio of Alberto Morrocco & Binrock House, Dundee, 11 July 2012, lot 13.

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        • Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Clown Contemplating
          Oct. 11, 2023

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Clown Contemplating

          Est: £6,000 - £8,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Clown Contemplating signed and dated 'Morrocco/96' (upper right) oil on board 51 x 51cm (20 x 20in).

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        • Alberto Morrocco (Scottish, 1917-1998) Still Life with Leek and Watermelon
          Oct. 11, 2023

          Alberto Morrocco (Scottish, 1917-1998) Still Life with Leek and Watermelon

          Est: £6,000 - £8,000

          Alberto Morrocco (Scottish, 1917-1998) Still Life with Leek and Watermelon signed 'Morrocco' (upper right) oil on canvas 63.3 x 75.3cm (24 15/16 x 29 5/8in).

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) CLOWN AND PIGEON - 1982
          Aug. 09, 2023

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) CLOWN AND PIGEON - 1982

          Est: £4,000 - £6,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) CLOWN AND PIGEON - 1982 Signed and dated upper left, oil on board (30.5cm x 21cm (12in x 8.25in)) Exhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 'Christmas Exhibition - 1982,' cat. no. 12

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) VIEW OF VENICE - 1981
          Aug. 09, 2023

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) VIEW OF VENICE - 1981

          Est: £2,000 - £3,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) VIEW OF VENICE - 1981 Signed and dated lower right, oil on board (25cm x 26cm (9.75in x 10.25in))

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) SELF-PORTRAIT
          Jun. 08, 2023

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) SELF-PORTRAIT

          Est: £3,000 - £5,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) SELF-PORTRAIT Signed and dated '50, oil on canvasboard (41cm x 33cm (16in x 13in)) Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, British, Victorian and Scottish Paintings, 7 March 2002, lot 177

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        • ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. R.S.W. (1917-1998) Still Life with Clown oil on bo
          Jun. 08, 2023

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. R.S.W. (1917-1998) Still Life with Clown oil on bo

          Est: £8,000 - £12,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. R.S.W. (1917-1998) Still Life with Clown oil on board 16 1/8 x 23 1/4 in. (41 x 59 cm.)

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        • Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Still Life - Orange and Pink
          May. 17, 2023

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Still Life - Orange and Pink

          Est: £15,000 - £20,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) Still Life - Orange and Pink signed and dated 'Morrocco/84' (upper left), signed and inscribed 'STILL LIFE - ORANGE/AND PINK/Alberto Morrocco R.S.A.' (on a label attached to the frame) oil on canvas 71.1 x 76.2cm (28 x 30in).

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        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) PORTRAIT OF HUGH MACDIARMID
          Apr. 04, 2023

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) PORTRAIT OF HUGH MACDIARMID

          Est: £500 - £700

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) PORTRAIT OF HUGH MACDIARMID Oil on canvas (76cm x 63.5cm (30in x 25in), unframed)

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        • Morrocco, Albert
          Feb. 18, 2023

          Morrocco, Albert

          Est: €14,000 - €20,000

          (1917 Aberdeen/Schottland - Dundee 1998). Stillleben. Öl auf Leinwand. Oben rechts signiert. 65 x 80 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt. Auf weißem Tischtuch eine aufgeschnittene Melone, ein Kelch mit Birne, davor auf einem Teller Lauch, eine angeschnittene Zitrone und ein Ei arrangiert. Mittig eine Vase mit einzelner Blume. - Verso Etikett der Scottish Gallery. - Still life with leek and watermelon. D

          Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) MOTHER AND CHILD - 1962
          Feb. 07, 2023

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) MOTHER AND CHILD - 1962

          Est: £500 - £700

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) MOTHER AND CHILD - 1962 Signed and dated lower left, charcoal and wash (48.5cm x 35.5cm (19in x 13.75in))

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • Morrocco, Albert
          Dec. 17, 2022

          Morrocco, Albert

          Est: €14,000 - €21,000

          (1917 Aberdeen/Schottland - Dundee 1998). Stillleben. Öl auf Leinwand. Oben rechts signiert. 65 x 80 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt. Auf weißem Tischtuch eine aufgeschnittene Melone, ein Kelch mit Birne, davor auf einem Teller Lauch, eine angeschnittene Zitrone und ein Ei arrangiert. Mittig eine Vase mit einzelner Blume. - Verso Etikett der Scottish Gallery. - Still life with leek and watermelon. D

          Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) STILL LIFE WITH CLOWN AND BIRDCAGE
          Dec. 08, 2022

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) STILL LIFE WITH CLOWN AND BIRDCAGE

          Est: £15,000 - £20,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) STILL LIFE WITH CLOWN AND BIRDCAGE Signed and dated '96, oil on canvas (101.5cm x 76cm (40in x 30in)) Exhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Alberto Morrocco New Paintings, Festival Exhibition, 1996, no.6

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) ODALISQUE - PORTRAIT OF VERA
          Dec. 08, 2022

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) ODALISQUE - PORTRAIT OF VERA

          Est: £15,000 - £20,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) ODALISQUE - PORTRAIT OF VERA Signed and dated '78, oil on canvas (76cm x 63.5cm (30in x 25in))

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) WHITE STILL LIFE WITH POMEGRANATE
          Dec. 08, 2022

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) WHITE STILL LIFE WITH POMEGRANATE

          Est: £6,000 - £8,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) WHITE STILL LIFE WITH POMEGRANATE Signed and dated '80, signed and inscribed on artist's label verso, oil on board (49.5cm x 60cm (19.5in x 23.5in)) Provenance: Thackeray Gallery, London, 1980

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (1917-1998) /Sunbathers at Fondachello II/ signed and dated 'Morrocco/97' (
          Oct. 20, 2022

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (1917-1998) /Sunbathers at Fondachello II/ signed and dated 'Morrocco/97' (

          Est: £25,000 - £35,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (1917-1998) /Sunbathers at Fondachello II/ signed and dated 'Morrocco/97' (lower right), signed again and inscribed twice 'SUNBATHERS AT FONDACHELLO II/Alberto Morrocco R.S.A.' (on the frame and on the artist's label attached to the frame) oil on canvas 46 1/4 x 38 in. (117.5 x 96.5 cm.) Painted in 1997.

          Christie's
        • Morrocco, Albert
          Oct. 15, 2022

          Morrocco, Albert

          Est: €16,000 - €24,000

          (1917 Aberdeen/Schottland - Dundee 1998). Stillleben. Öl auf Leinwand. Oben rechts signiert. 65 x 80 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt. Auf weißem Tischtuch eine aufgeschnittene Melone, ein Kelch mit Birne, davor auf einem Teller Lauch, eine angeschnittene Zitrone und ein Ei arrangiert. Mittig eine Vase mit einzelner Blume. - Verso Etikett der Scottish Gallery. - Still life with leek and watermelon. D

          Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
        • Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD, Scottish 1917-1998 - Standing Nude;
          Oct. 12, 2022

          Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD, Scottish 1917-1998 - Standing Nude;

          Est: £1,500 - £2,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD, Scottish 1917-1998 - Standing Nude; charcoal on paper, signed lower right 'Morocco', 49.5 x 30.9 cm (ARR) Provenance: Christie's, London, A Celebration: The Studio of Alberto Morocco & Binrock House, Dundee, 11th July 2012, lot 104 (part of lot); private collection, purchased from the above Please refer to department for condition report

          Roseberys
        • Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD, Scottish 1917-1998 - Reclining Nude on a Chest;
          Oct. 12, 2022

          Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD, Scottish 1917-1998 - Reclining Nude on a Chest;

          Est: £3,500 - £4,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD, Scottish 1917-1998 - Reclining Nude on a Chest; painted wooden chest, H45 x W97.5 x D49.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Christie's, London, A Celebration: The Studio of Alberto Morrocco & Binrock House, Dundee, 11th July 2012, lot 54; private collection, purchased from the above Please refer to department for condition report

          Roseberys
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) BARGA FROM DUOMO
          Oct. 05, 2022

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) BARGA FROM DUOMO

          Est: £300 - £500

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) BARGA FROM DUOMO Inscribed lower right, charcoal on paper (18.5cm x 24.5cm (7.25in x 9.75in)) Provenance: A Celebration: The Studio of Alberto Morrocco and Binnock House, Christie's, 2012

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) APPLES IN A GLASS BOWL
          Oct. 05, 2022

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) APPLES IN A GLASS BOWL

          Est: £800 - £1,200

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) APPLES IN A GLASS BOWL Oil on paper on board (24cm x 29cm (9.5in x 11.5in)) Provenance: Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • Morrocco, Alberto
          Jul. 22, 2022

          Morrocco, Alberto

          Est: -

          1917 Aberdeen/Schottland - 1998 Dundee. Studium an der Gray's School of Art. Öl/Lw. 'Still Live with leek and watermelon'. Auf weißem Tischtuch eine aufgeschnittene Melone, ein Kelch mit Birne, davor auf einem Teller Lauch, eine angeschnittene Zitrone und ein Ei arrangiert. Mittig eine Vase mit einzelner Blume. O.r. sign. Verso Etikett der Scottish Gallery. 65 x 80 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt. Lit.: 1,14.

          Peege Auktionshaus
        • Alberto Morrocco (Scottish, 1917-1998) The pipe smoker Oil on canvas 40-1/2 x 30
          Jun. 09, 2022

          Alberto Morrocco (Scottish, 1917-1998) The pipe smoker Oil on canvas 40-1/2 x 30

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          Alberto Morrocco (Scottish, 1917-1998) The pipe smoker Oil on canvas 40-1/2 x 30 inches (102.9 x 76.2 cm) Signed lower left: Morrocco PROVENANCE: Galerie Boisvert, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. HID01801242017

          Heritage Auctions
        • § Alberto Morrocco OBE, FRSA, FRSE, RSW, RP, RGI, LLD (Scottish 1917-1998)
          May. 26, 2022

          § Alberto Morrocco OBE, FRSA, FRSE, RSW, RP, RGI, LLD (Scottish 1917-1998)

          Est: £2,000 - £3,000

          § Alberto Morrocco OBE, FRSA, FRSE, RSW, RP, RGI, LLD (Scottish 1917-1998) Bird Seller - The Secretary signed and dated 'morrocco 80' (lower right) oil on canvas 36 x 39cm Provenance: With Thackey Gallery, London, where acquired by the present vendor 16th October, 1980

          Cheffins
        • ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (ABERDEEN 1917-1998 DUNDEE) Waddell’s Farm oil on
          Mar. 24, 2022

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (ABERDEEN 1917-1998 DUNDEE) Waddell’s Farm oil on

          Est: £2,500 - £3,500

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (ABERDEEN 1917-1998 DUNDEE) Waddell’s Farm oil on board 15 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (39.5 x 46.2 cm.)

          Christie's
        • ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (ABERDEEN 1917-1998 DUNDEE) Aberdeen, the Bay at G
          Mar. 24, 2022

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (ABERDEEN 1917-1998 DUNDEE) Aberdeen, the Bay at G

          Est: £3,000 - £5,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (ABERDEEN 1917-1998 DUNDEE) Aberdeen, the Bay at Gourdon oil on canvas 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (41.3 x 51.5 cm.)

          Christie's
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) THE CHINESE TEAPOT
          Jan. 19, 2022

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) THE CHINESE TEAPOT

          Est: £1,500 - £2,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) THE CHINESE TEAPOT Signed upper left, oil on canvasboard (23cm x 39cm (9in x 15.25in)) Provenance: From the collection of the late Dr Angus Gibson, to be sold to support the University of Edinburgh Art Collection Footnote: Exhibited: Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) STILL LIFE BY AN OPEN WINDOW
          Dec. 09, 2021

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) STILL LIFE BY AN OPEN WINDOW

          Est: £20,000 - £30,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) STILL LIFE BY AN OPEN WINDOW Signed and dated '87, oil on canvas (127cm x 101.5cm (50in x 40in)) Footnote: Note: ‘I like painting the good things in life, things I like and enjoy.’ ‘Still Life by an Open Window’ is quintessentially Alberto Morrocco. Despite spending his life in birthplace of Scotland, his Italian roots shone through in his painting. Here he combines his love of still life with another favoured subject, Mediterranean landscape. The vibrant, eclectic still-life arrangement on the tabletop is housed in a shady room that we see unfold through open shutters to the hot, bright sunshine beyond. Our attention is captured and drawn centrally outwards, until the last moment when we finally spot the black cat peering back at us in the bottom right corner. Morrocco was joyful and exuberant in all aspects of his life and work, while continuing to take the business of painting and teaching very seriously. One story tells of his teaching staff at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art all being invited into one of the college rooms to find a large buffet spread awaiting them, as Morrocco requested they join him in celebrating Leonardo Da Vinci’s birthday. Artistically, he believed strongly in preparatory drawing and structured composition as the basis on which to joyfully explore bright, vibrant, saturated colour. In still life’s the arrangement, often selected from the treasure trove of objects he had amassed at home, allowed for a freedom to explore relationships of shape, form and colour within a formal framework. In viewing this work, we are transported to a joyful, sunny place, full of the joys of a life well-lived and we can take the same pleasure in contemplating the work as the artist obviously took in creating it.

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) COUNTRY LANE, ANTICOLI
          Dec. 09, 2021

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) COUNTRY LANE, ANTICOLI

          Est: £4,000 - £6,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) COUNTRY LANE, ANTICOLI Signed and dated '56, oil on board (51cm x 71cm (20in x 28in))

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (1917-1998) - Sunbathers at Fondachello II
          Oct. 21, 2021

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (1917-1998) - Sunbathers at Fondachello II

          Est: £40,000 - £60,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO, R.S.A. (1917-1998) Sunbathers at Fondachello II oil on canvas 46 ¼ x 38 in. (117.5 x 96.5 cm.)

          Christie's
        • § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A.,R.S.W.,R.P.,R.G.I.,L.L.D (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) WOMAN WITH COCKEREL
          Aug. 11, 2021

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A.,R.S.W.,R.P.,R.G.I.,L.L.D (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) WOMAN WITH COCKEREL

          Est: £5,000 - £7,000

          § ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A.,R.S.W.,R.P.,R.G.I.,L.L.D (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) WOMAN WITH COCKEREL Signed and dated '92 upper right, oil on board (31cm x 26cm (12in x 10in)) Exhibited: The Thackeray Gallery, London

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • Alberto Morrocco (Aberdeen 1917-Dundee 1998) - View of Anticoli Corrado, 1956
          Jul. 06, 2021

          Alberto Morrocco (Aberdeen 1917-Dundee 1998) - View of Anticoli Corrado, 1956

          Est: €500 - €800

          oil on wood signed and dated lower right: MORROCCO '56 This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights

          Finarte
        • ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) STILL LIFE
          Jun. 10, 2021

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) STILL LIFE

          Est: £3,000 - £5,000

          ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D (SCOTTISH 1917-1999) STILL LIFE Signed and dated '46, oil on board

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) 'Child by the Sea' 19 x 19.7 cm. (7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
          May. 13, 2021

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) 'Child by the Sea' 19 x 19.7 cm. (7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)

          Est: £4,000 - £6,000

          Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (British, 1917-1998) 'Child by the Sea' signed and dated 'Morrocco 89' (lower left), further signed and inscribed on artist's label (verso) oil on board 19 x 19.7 cm. (7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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