A rare oil painting dating back to the early 1970s is one of many pieces of artwork featuring in a dedicated online auction of Scottish Contemporary Art on Sunday 24th January. The painting entitled, ‘Factories in the Snow’, depicts Glasgow’s former industrial heartland and is considered to be one the highest acclaimed works by UK landscape artist, Herbert Whone. Industrial blocks and towering chimneys depict the city in transition in the winter of 1973 as the bellowing smoke lingers across the sky. Whone moved to Glasgow in 1955, producing a range of paintings highlighting the changing face of the city. His works seldom appear at auction, and experts at McTear’s expect the painting to sell for up to £8000.