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Joan Eardley, Winter Sea II, oil on board, 100 x111 cm
Exhibition
Ten Years of Modern Masters
7 Jan 2023 – 28 Jan 2023
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Address
- 16 Dundas Street
- Edinburgh
- EH3 6H2
- United Kingdom
The Scottish Gallery opens 2023 with a special edition of Modern Masters, marking ten years since the series, which has done much to celebrate Scottish painting and highlight the history of the gallery, first launched.
About
Ten Years of Modern Masters includes career highlights from some of the most recognised and celebrated Scottish artists, including Joan Eardley and James Morrison. The exhibition also allows visitors to explore the Gallery’s history and extensive back catalogue, providing academic notes and provenance information from their unique daybooks and archive, providing a real insight and contemporary dialogue into 20th Century Scottish art.
The exhibition pays tribute to The Scottish Colourists, who were among the first artists to lead The Scottish Gallery’s programme of curated solo exhibitions. Ten Years of Modern Masters celebrates the instrumental relationship between The Scottish Gallery and post-Impressionist Samuel John Peploe from their first acquisition in 1898 until his death in 1935. The Edinburgh School and wider circle also feature heavily: Henderson Blyth, Johnstone, McClure, MacTaggart and Philipson are all represented, offering a reminder of the importance of the painting schools of Scotland.
The Gallery continually seeks creative collaboration, and to this end has teamed up with Georgian Antiques and Dovecot Studios, both based in Edinburgh.
This timely and timeless exhibition will illuminate The Scottish Gallery as a cornerstone of Scottish Art’s past and future.
