Sculptor, born in Glasgow who studied for four years at School of Art there, in 1936 showing at McLellan Galleries. Two years later he showed stone figures at Glasgow Empire Exhibition. After damage to his hands sustained in the Army in World War II Innes found it hard to carve, so produced little work on return to civilian life. This was doubly regrettable. His post-World War II sculpture took an exciting turn with the adoption of Pre-Colombian monumentality combined with cube-like forms. Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery’s Seated Figure, in white sandstone, is a prime example. Innes’ final years saw his reputation diminish to obscurity, although he was featured in Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s Scottish Art since 1900 show in 1989–90, and tour.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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