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Object number06292

TitleRed and White Tulips

DescriptionRed and White Tulips was painted in 1959 by Anne Redpath, one of a group of artists labelled as the Edinburgh School, who studied at the Edinburgh College of Art during or shortly after the First World War. A close-knit group of friends and colleagues, they were influenced by one another’s work as well as by art from abroad. Their work stands out for their handling and manipulation of paint, and for their use of colour. Anne Redpath was born in Galashiels. After graduating from Edinburgh, she lived in France for 15 years, focusing on family life. Returning to Scotland in 1934, she built up a successful career, saying that “I do with a spot of red or yellow in harmony of grey, what my father did in his tweed.” Red and White Tulips is a beautiful example of Redpath’s work; the jug of flowers takes centre stage, their setting of little importance in this expressive, almost abstract, painting. The matt surface is deliberate, influenced by her first visit to Italy when she discovered early Florentine and Sienese painting. Using a palette knife as well as a brush, Redpath spent a long time on each painting. Here, her passion for colour is clear, the canvas a mass of bright magenta, red and violet. The white tulips sing out clearly, with tiny strokes of yellow drawing your eye around the bouquet. This experimental approach to still life is similar to that of fellow Edinburgh School artist William Gillies and also the great Scottish still life painter, S J Peploe. Today Redpath is one of the most highly regarded artists of the 20th century and was in fact the first woman painter to become a member of the Royal Scottish Academy.

Production date 1959

Production period20th Century

Object nameOil Painting

Painting

MaterialOil/Canvas

Dimensions

image Height: 750 mm
image Width: 620 mm