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Red Sky over the Sound of Sleat, VIII (o/c 200)

Jon Schueler (1916–1992)

Museum of the Isles

Red Sky over the Sound of Sleat, VIII (o/c 200)

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The Sound of Sleat, the narrow sea channel that separates the south-east part of Skye from the Scottish mainland, has been the subject of many artworks. This abstract oil painting by the American artist Jon Schueler focuses on the mood, light and colour of this area.

Throughout his career Jon Schueler was particularly interested in exploring the colour and the mood expressed in nature, especially through the sky and the surrounding landscape. Influenced by the works of Monet, Goya and Turner, Schueler found inspiration for his own work in the isolated and often dramatic landscape of the Scottish west coast, where he spent three months every year from 1970. As Schueler himself said, 'I went to Scotland to live inside my paintings, to live inside the paintings I was struggling to paint'.

Museum of the Isles

Armadale

Title

Red Sky over the Sound of Sleat, VIII (o/c 200)

Date

1971–1972

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 81.3 x W 101.5 cm

Accession number

PD/CD/191

Acquisition method

Scottish Arts Council Collection Bequest, 1997

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. 'Red sky over the sound of Sleat VIII Nov 71-Jan 72' 2. Scottish Arts Council label, no 73/7

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Museum of the Isles

Armadale Castle, Armadale, Highland IV45 8RS Scotland

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Jon Schueler

1916–1992

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