19 May AMARYLLIS BCK55. 1975. UNIQUE TRIAL PROOF WITH DIFFERENT COLOURS.
Dunsyre: Little Sparta, 1987 15.3 x 15.3cm, hand-painted yellow on white ceramic tile displaying the title Concrete poem. One of a group of three such tiles each with the name of a boat alongside its official registration number (Buckie in the North East of Scotland). Often shown as part of a triptych consisting of Zephyr, Shepherd Lad and Amaryllis. This is a unique trial proof of the design where Finlay has the colours in red and yellow - he eventually rejected this combination in favour of a single colour for both words. VG+. ...