Mid-Century Masters

Our new "Mid-Century Masters" exhibition focuses on the work of mid-20th century Scottish painters, bringing together leading figures such as Eduardo Paolozzi, William Crosbie, William Littlejohn, John Bellany, Alan Davie, and Mary Armour, along with other notable artists of this period, such as Sir Henry Moore. It also includes highly regarded but less well-known artists working in Scotland during this period.

Following the tailwinds of the Scottish Colourists and the Glasgow Boys, the decades between 1930 and 1990 saw a marked shift in the philosophy and styles favoured by modern painters across the UK. The art colleges in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen played a major role in promoting new, looser and less traditional techniques, drawing on continental and American impressionism, expressionism, abstract and pop art, as well as the so-called ‘Modern British’ style emerging south of the border. This has given rise to a characteristic, albeit diverse, Scottish school, with key mid-century artists now having almost iconic status in the public imagination.

With oil paintings, watercolours, etchings, hand-made prints and sculpture, ranging in price from under £500 to over £10,000, we aim to bring the best of mid-century Scottish art to anyone with an eye for quality, whether designers, serious art collectors, or those looking to bring this period style into their home and invest in a rising area of the art market.

SCULPTURE:
Eduardo Paolozzi, Nikita Zigura

OIL PAINTINGS:
Mary Armour, William Crosbie, William Littlejohn, John Bellany, Alan Davie, Anne Patrick, Cynthia Fraser, Moira Beaty, George Houston, John Bulloch Souter, David M Martin, Lennox Dunbar, Beth Hunter, Trevor Makinson, Alistair Thomson, John McKinnon Crawford

WATERCOLOUR, GOUACHE, PASTEL:
Mary Armour, William Littlejohn, William Birnie, James Reville, James Miller, Irene Halliday, Jean Miller, Jean Martin, Kenneth Frewen, Campbell Mackie, Peter Wishart.

PRINTMAKING:
Eduardo Paolozzi, Henry Moore, George Donald, Alistair Mack, John Langton, David Koster, Anthony Wheeler