A WORK which represents an important milestone in the distinguished career of Dundee artist James McIntosh Patrick is to be sold at auction in Perth this month.

The painting of Keithick Mill near Coupar Angus dates from 1923/24 and is expected to fetch between £10,000 and £15,000.

The picture—and the subject—were close to McIntosh Patrick’s heart and he later inscribed on the back that it was his first oil painting.

“It will hopefully attract a lot of interest due to it being from such an early stage in his career—he must have been 16 or 17 when he painted it,” said auctioneer Lindsay Burns.

The painting is one of four examples by McIntosh Patrick which have been put up for sale by the owner, who is from the Dundee area.

The others are a watercolour of the Tay Bridge In Winter from the artist’s studio (pre-sale estimate £10,000-£15,000), a watercolour of Baldovie Toll (£6000-£10,000) and an oil painting of the road to Loch Spout (£10,000-£15,000).

The pictures will be sold at Lindsay Burns and Co, King Street, Perth, on Tuesday.

Another local artist featured is James Watterston Herald from Arbroath. His picture of young girls picking bluebells is expected to fetch £6000-£8000.