Curations

20th Century spotlight: Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland

David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

Lillie Art Gallery

Celebrating its 60th birthday in 2022, the Lillie Art Gallery in Milngavie on the outskirts of Glasgow is a purpose built gallery opened in 1962. It owes its creation to the funds provided to build the gallery by local banker and artist Robert Lillie (1867-1949), who provided a founding bequest of hundreds of his own artworks. Since 1962 the Gallery has formed an impressive collection of Scottish art from the late 19th Century to the present day. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: Robert Lillie (1867–1949), Lewis Allan (b.1925), Louise Gibson Annand (1915–2012), Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000), Barbara Balmer (1929–2017), George Telfer Bear (1876–1973), John Bellany (1942–2013), Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021), Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970), Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937), and 35 more
46 artworks
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  • Robert Lillie (1867–1949)

    Bluebell Wood, Milngavie
    Robert Lillie (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 60 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Bluebell Wood, Milngavie
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Lewis Allan (b.1925)

    Knightswood Visitor R0101 in 1929 1992
    Lewis Allan (b.1925)
    Oil on board
    H 81 x W 61 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Knightswood Visitor R0101 in 1929
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Louise Gibson Annand (1915–2012)

    Conscious and Unconscious 1943
    Louise Gibson Annand (1915–2012)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 61 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Conscious and Unconscious
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000)

    Still Life with Leaf 1961
    Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000)
    Oil on board
    H 74 x W 60 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Still Life with Leaf
    © East Dunbartonshire Council. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Barbara Balmer (1929–2017)

    Filtered Landscape 1974
    Barbara Balmer (1929–2017)
    Acrylic on board
    H 121 x W 102 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Filtered Landscape
    © East Dunbartonshire Council. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • George Telfer Bear (1876–1973)

    The White Cottage
    George Telfer Bear (1876–1973)
    Oil on board
    H 39 x W 49 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    The White Cottage
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • John Bellany (1942–2013)

    Living Flowers
    John Bellany (1942–2013)
    Oil on canvas
    H 123 x W 93 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Living Flowers
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Elizabeth Blackadder (1931–2021)

    Dark Table 1972
    Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 76 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Dark Table
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970)

    Chinese Lanterns possibly c.1962–1963
    Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970)
    Oil on board
    H 76 x W 63 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Chinese Lanterns
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937)

    The Studio
    Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 74 x W 62 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    The Studio
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • David Young Cameron (1865–1945)

    Glen Strae
    David Young Cameron (1865–1945)
    Oil on canvas
    H 34.5 x W 45 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Glen Strae
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • William Crosbie (1915–1999)

    Landscape 1943
    William Crosbie (1915–1999)
    Oil on canvas
    H 44.5 x W 59.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Landscape
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Alan Davie (1920–2014)

    Magic Picture No. 68 1977
    Alan Davie (1920–2014)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 76 x W 101.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Magic Picture No. 68
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • George Devlin (1937–2014)

    Hazy Afternoon, Venice 1997
    George Devlin (1937–2014)
    Oil on canvas
    H 81 x W 86 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Hazy Afternoon, Venice
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996)

    Still Life with Marrow 1969
    David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Still Life with Marrow
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Robert Donnan (c.1863–1953)

    Mull from Iona
    Robert Donnan (c.1863–1953)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40 x W 50 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Mull from Iona
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Joan Eardley (1921–1963)

    Flood Tide 1962
    Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
    Oil on board
    H 120 x W 183 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Flood Tide
    © the Eardley estate. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • James H. Fairgrieve (b.1944)

    Melting Snow 1975
    James H. Fairgrieve (b.1944)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 125.1 x W 125.1 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Melting Snow
    © the artist. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Kay Faithful (1930–1999)

    Evening Light 1991
    Kay Faithful (1930–1999)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 107 x W 122 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Evening Light
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Danny Ferguson (1925–1993)

    Studio with Mirror
    Danny Ferguson (1925–1993)
    Oil on canvas
    H 100.5 x W 131.9 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Studio with Mirror
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • David Gauld (1867–1936)

    The Mill
    David Gauld (1867–1936)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 76 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    The Mill
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • William George Gillies (1898–1973)

    Interior, Winter exhibited 1967
    William George Gillies (1898–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90 x W 76 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Interior, Winter
    © Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008)

    Old Couple 1994
    Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008)
    Oil on board
    H 60 x W 95 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Old Couple
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Irene Halliday (b.1931)

    Figures in a Landscape
    Irene May Halliday (1931–2023)
    Oil on canvas
    H 70 x W 91 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Figures in a Landscape
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • James Whitelaw Hamilton (1860–1932)

    The Yorkshire Dales
    James Whitelaw Hamilton (1860–1932)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49.5 x W 60 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    The Yorkshire Dales
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • George Houston (1869–1947)

    Loch Morlich
    George Houston (1869–1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 69 x W 90 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Loch Morlich
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)

    Still Life
    George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931)
    Oil on board
    H 66 x W 54 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Still Life
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937)

    When the Tide is Out, St Valery 1929
    Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62 x W 75 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    When the Tide is Out, St Valery
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Robert Lillie (1867–1949)

    Stac Polly, Sutherland
    Robert Lillie (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 40 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Stac Polly, Sutherland
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • William York MacGregor (1855–1923)

    The Sands at Morar 1912 or before
    William York MacGregor (1855–1923)
    Oil on board
    H 46 x W 61 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    The Sands at Morar
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • William MacTaggart (1903–1981)

    Summer Bouquet 1942
    William MacTaggart (1903–1981)
    Oil on canvas
    H 62 x W 55.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Summer Bouquet
    © by permission of the artist's family. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Thomas Callender Campbell Mackie (1886–1952)

    Mountains of Arran
    Thomas Callender Campbell Mackie (1886–1952)
    Oil on board
    H 31.5 x W 39.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Mountains of Arran
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)

    Chair in the Room 1967
    David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
    Oil on board
    H 101.2 x W 71 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Chair in the Room
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • John Miller (1911–1975)

    Bathers and Yachts, Iona 1972/1973
    John Miller (1911–1975)
    Oil on board
    H 47 x W 62.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Bathers and Yachts, Iona
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998)

    Statua di Colleoni, Venice 1976
    Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998)
    Acrylic on board
    H 47 x W 50.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Statua di Colleoni, Venice
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Joan Palmer (1941–1984)

    Ram and Water Lilies 1983
    Joan Palmer (1941–1984)
    Oil on board
    H 94.6 x W 94.6 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Ram and Water Lilies
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • James Paterson (1854–1932)

    Moonrise, Moniaive 1886
    James Paterson (1854–1932)
    Oil on canvas
    H 22 x W 32 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Moonrise, Moniaive
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)

    Iona
    Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
    Oil on board
    H 33 x W 39.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Iona
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Barbara Rae (b.1943)

    Glasgow Window 1986
    Barbara Rae (b.1943)
    Acrylic & collage on card
    H 86 x W 63.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Glasgow Window
    © the artist. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

    White Flowers in a Bowl c.1962
    Anne Redpath (1895–1965)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 50 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    White Flowers in a Bowl
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • James Downie Robertson (1931–2010)

    Poppyfield 1965
    James Downie Robertson (1931–2010)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64 x W 77 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Poppyfield
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Duncan Shanks (b.1937)

    Indian Rug 1980
    Duncan Shanks (b.1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 127 x W 126.5 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Indian Rug
    © the artist. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • William Strang (1859–1921)

    Italian Girl 1915
    William Strang (1859–1921)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 61 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Italian Girl
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • David Macbeth Sutherland (1883–1973)

    Farm near Rhynie, North of Aberdeen
    David Macbeth Sutherland (1883–1973)
    Oil on board
    H 37 x W 44 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Farm near Rhynie, North of Aberdeen
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • David Forrester Wilson (1873–1950)

    Dorothy Carlton Smythe 1923
    David Forrester Wilson (1873–1950)
    Oil on canvas
    H 115.7 x W 88.2 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Dorothy Carlton Smythe
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Flora Wood (1908–1998)

    The Outcasts 1955
    Flora Wood (1908–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.5 x W 50 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    The Outcasts
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

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    George Telfer Bear (1876–1973)
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    Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937)
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    David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
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    Thomas Callender Campbell Mackie (1886–1952)
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    Kay Faithful (1930–1999)
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    Joan Palmer (1941–1984)
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    Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
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    Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000)
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