The painting was then cleaned before being exhibited at the British Art Fair in London in September 2025 and then at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh’s New Town in October.
Zyw said: “It was visited by many, many thousands of people – including the original manager of the charity shop who came and enjoyed seeing the painting in a completely different context from when it first arrived with him.”
Zyw said Summer Fields then caught the eye of a collector and the charity was “over the moon” with the sale.
“It was something they were all extremely excited about, from the shop manager who first found it, to higher up in head office, they’ve all followed this journey with great excitement,” he said.
“We are in touch with lots of art connoisseurs, art lovers and people looking for that one special painting to add to their art collection, and the painting is now with a great lover of Scottish art, particularly post-war art, and so it is now happily hanging in somebody else’s home for the next chapter in this painting’s story to unfold.”
