Portrait of Harry

This material is held atGlasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 1694 NMC/1508
  • Dates of Creation
    • Jul 1967
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1

Scope and Content

Study of school boy. Another pencil sketch, verso. Signed: "Fyffe Christie July 1967" (in pencil), bottom left.

Administrative / Biographical History

Fyffe Christie was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1946-1951, under muralist Walter Pritchard. He was a teacher at Barking Abbey Comprehensive School, Barking in the later years of his life. Christie had a good career as an artist, perhaps most famous for his murals and work in Scotland. He followed the artistic developments of European Modernism closely - it is easy to see the influence of painters like Matisse and Cezanne on his later works.

Acquisition Information

Gift of artist's widow, Eleanor Christie-Chatterley, November 2013.

Note

Fyffe Christie was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1946-1951, under muralist Walter Pritchard. He was a teacher at Barking Abbey Comprehensive School, Barking in the later years of his life. Christie had a good career as an artist, perhaps most famous for his murals and work in Scotland. He followed the artistic developments of European Modernism closely - it is easy to see the influence of painters like Matisse and Cezanne on his later works.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Black ink, red and black conte on paper. Another pencil sketch, verso Signed: Fyffe Christie July 1967 (pc, b.l.)
Dimensions: 547 x 337 mm

Custodial History

Exhibited: 'Drawings of the School Children', Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, 1991, no.79 (illustrated)

Additional Information

Published