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This material is held atGlasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 1694 NMC/0027
  • Dates of Creation
    • c1939
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1
  • Digital Content

Scope and Content

Study of two female figures, set against a background of classical statuary.

Administrative / Biographical History

Born Shrewsbury. Portrait painter; occasional landscapes and figurative studies. Studied Glasgow School of Art 1933-36 and Hospitalfield, Arbroath, 1938-1940, winning a Carnegie Travelling scholarship 1939. Taught drawings at Glasgow School of Art 1946-72. Almost all his Royal Scottish Academy exhibits were portraits including 'Sir Daniel Stevenson, Principal of Glasgow University', 1943 and 'James Cowie RSA', 1947; also exhibition at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (44 times). Represented in Scottish National Portrait Gallery ('James Cowie RSA').

Acquisition Information

John Laurie Bequest, 1983.

Note

Born Shrewsbury. Portrait painter; occasional landscapes and figurative studies. Studied Glasgow School of Art 1933-36 and Hospitalfield, Arbroath, 1938-1940, winning a Carnegie Travelling scholarship 1939. Taught drawings at Glasgow School of Art 1946-72. Almost all his Royal Scottish Academy exhibits were portraits including 'Sir Daniel Stevenson, Principal of Glasgow University', 1943 and 'James Cowie RSA', 1947; also exhibition at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (44 times). Represented in Scottish National Portrait Gallery ('James Cowie RSA').

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Oil on canvas, framed
Dimensions: 1290 x 866 mm

Custodial History

Exhibited: Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh,1939; Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art, Glasgow, 1940; The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, 1973; Dick Institute, Kilmarnock 26 March 2014-17 April 2014 for 'Robert Colquhoun Centenary' exhibition.

Additional Information

Published