The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture in the centre of Edinburgh was established in 1831. Its collection was originally based around its Diploma Collection, comprised of works selected by their members on the election as a Royal Scottish Academician (RSA). Many of these works were transferred to the Scottish national collection in 1910, but since then its 20th Century Collection has continued to grow and flourish through the Diploma Collection, enhanced by purchases through their annual exhibition most especially. In 1973 it received the William Gillies bequest of hundreds of artworks, and major studio gifts have followed in more recent years. Part One: John MacDonald Aiken to Ernest Stephen Lumsden.
Artists featured in this Curation:
John MacDonald Aiken (1880–1961),
Natasha Aldrich-Blake (b.1971),
David Alison (1882–1955),
James Bell Anderson (1886–1938),
Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000),
Barbara Balmer (1929–2017),
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004),
Mardi Barrie (1930–2004),
Penelope Beaton (1886–1963),
Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021),
and 55 more
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Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984), Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970), Alexander Kellock Brown (1849–1922), Robert Burns (1869–1941), William Alexander Burns (1921–1972), Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937), James Cadenhead (1858–1927), Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947), David Young Cameron (1865–1945), Gordon Stewart Cameron (1916–1994), Alexander S. Campbell (b.1932), John Grant Clifford (b.1944), Peter Godfrey Collins (1935–2023), Robert McGown Coventry (1855–1914), James Cowie (1886–1956), Andrew Cranston (b.1969), Hugh Adam Crawford (1898–1982), James Cumming (1922–1991), Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976), Michele David (b.1968), Mary Dickinson (b.1886), David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996), Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952), Wilma Dunbar (b.1946), John Duncan (1866–1945), Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963), David Pugh Evans (1942–2020), James H. Fairgrieve (b.1944), Ian Fleming (1906–1994), David Simpson Foggie (1878–1948), Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950), David Gauld (1867–1936), William George Gillies (1898–1973), Leonard Gray (1925–2019), Walter Graham Grieve (1872–1937), George Douglas Haig (1918–2009), James Whitelaw Hamilton (1860–1932), Patrick Hennessy (1915–1980), George Henry (1858–1943), Margaret Hislop (1894–1972), George Houston (1869–1947), Herbert Edwin Pelham Hughes-Stanton (1870–1937), Ian Howard (b.1952), Jane Hyslop (b.1967), Rowan James (b.1973), Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980), Archibald Kay (1860–1935), William Lamb (1893–1951), John Charles Lamont (1894–1948), John Lavery (1856–1941), Henry John Lintott (1877–1965), William Hunter Littlejohn (1929–2006), Hew Martin Lorimer (1907–1993), John Henry Lorimer (1856–1936) and
Ernest Stephen Lumsden (1883–1948)
65 artworks
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John MacDonald Aiken (1880–1961)
Lady in Black, with a Floral Background c.1917
John MacDonald Aiken (1880–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 126.6 x W 95.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Natasha Aldrich-Blake (b.1971)
Ebbi 1996
Natasha Aldrich-Blake (b.1971)
Oil on paper
H 21.8 x W 21.3 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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David Alison (1882–1955)
Lesley c.1922
David Alison (1882–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 126 x W 99.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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James Bell Anderson (1886–1938)
The Artist's Wife 1917
James Bell Anderson (1886–1938)
Oil on canvas
H 76.6 x W 63.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000)
Red Still Life 1966
Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 60.5 x W 60.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Barbara Balmer (1929–2017)
Construction – San Gimignano 1994
Barbara Balmer (1929–2017)
Oil on board
H 152 x W 182.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)
Porthmeor July 1998
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)
Acrylic on paper
H 57.2 x W 76.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Mardi Barrie (1930–2004)
Summer Rain c.1976
Mardi Barrie (1930–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 91 x W 121.4 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Penelope Beaton (1886–1963)
Still Life
Penelope Beaton (1886–1963)
Oil on canvas laid on board
H 67.1 x W 82.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
Self Portrait with a Cat 1976
Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)
Oil on canvas
H 111.2 x W 126.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984)
In the Western Isles c.1936
Douglas Percy Bliss (1900–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 76.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© P. and R. Bliss. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970)
Blue and White Float 1952
Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 95.7 x W 102.1 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Alexander Kellock Brown (1849–1922)
A Grey Day c.1907–1908
Alexander Kellock Brown (1849–1922)
Oil on canvas
H 86.9 x W 113.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Robert Burns (1869–1941)
Panels from Crawford’s Tearoom in Hanover Street, Edinburgh 1923–1927
Robert Burns (1869–1941)
Oil on board
H 226.2 x W 147.9 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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William Alexander Burns (1921–1972)
Kirn Pier 1951
William Alexander Burns (1921–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 76.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937)
The Poet 1912
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 86.4 x W 111.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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James Cadenhead (1858–1927)
Falkland c.1921
James Cadenhead (1858–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 113.2 x W 137.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Polish Journey c.1998
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 174 x W 172 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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David Young Cameron (1865–1945)
The Norman Arch c.1918
David Young Cameron (1865–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 87.3 x W 57.1 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Gordon Stewart Cameron (1916–1994)
The Studio c.1946
Gordon Stewart Cameron (1916–1994)
Oil on board
H 42.6 x W 34.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Alexander S. Campbell (b.1932)
Garage c.1965
Alexander S. Campbell (b.1932)
Oil on hardboard
H 96.5 x W 121.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
Totem 1 1973
John Grant Clifford (b.1944)
Oil on canvas
H 136.5 x W 120 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Peter Godfrey Collins (1935–2023)
Threat 1970
Peter Godfrey Collins (1935–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 121.7 x W 91.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Robert McGown Coventry (1855–1914)
The Forest Mill c.1912
Robert McGown Coventry (1855–1914)
Oil on canvas
H 109.2 x W 144.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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James Cowie (1886–1956)
Summer Day c.1935
James Cowie (1886–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 65.8 x W 41 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Andrew Cranston (b.1969)
Near Perugia 1993
Andrew Cranston (b.1969)
Oil on paper
H 29.1 x W 42.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Hugh Adam Crawford (1898–1982)
The Old Pier, Broughty Ferry c.1958
Hugh Adam Crawford (1898–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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James Cumming (1922–1991)
Woman with Second Sight 1962
James Cumming (1922–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 58.4 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976)
Surf 1937
Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 85.1 x W 99.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© estate of Stanley Cursiter. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Michele David (b.1968)
Boulder, Fumarole 1998
Michele David (b.1968)
Oil on board
H 50.7 x W 75.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Mary Dickinson (b.1886)
Portrait Sketch – Madame Pessac c.1937
Mary Dickinson (b.1886)
Oil on canvas
H 48.6 x W 40.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996)
Sir Robin Philipson (1916–1992), PRSA
David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 101.6 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952)
Old Suffolk
Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 95 x W 75 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Wilma Dunbar (b.1946)
Landscape near Volterra c.1992–1993
Wilma Dunbar (b.1946)
Oil on paper
H 36 x W 31 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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John Duncan (1866–1945)
'According to your faith be it unto you'
John Duncan (1866–1945)
Tempera on canvas
H 61.2 x W 41.6 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
A Field by the Sea – Summer c.1962
Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
Oil on board
H 91.4 x W 101.6 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the Eardley estate. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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David Pugh Evans (1942–2020)
The Long Afternoon c.1972–1973
David Pugh Evans (1942–2020)
Acrylic on canvas
H 94.5 x W 129.6 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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James H. Fairgrieve (b.1944)
Winter Evening 1975
James H. Fairgrieve (b.1944)
Oil on canvas
H 122.1 x W 122.9 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Ian Fleming (1906–1994)
Morning Harbour c.1969
Ian Fleming (1906–1994)
Oil on board
H 65.3 x W 90.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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David Simpson Foggie (1878–1948)
The Crescent in Wartime 1940
David Simpson Foggie (1878–1948)
Oil on canvas
H 63.8 x W 76.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)
Après midi de jeune fille (A Young Woman's Afternoon) c.1936
Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 50.9 x W 60.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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David Gauld (1867–1936)
Curfew c.1933
David Gauld (1867–1936)
Oil on canvas
H 71.5 x W 91.9 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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William George Gillies (1898–1973)
Beech Tree Reflections c.1930
William George Gillies (1898–1973)
Oil on board
H 58.5 x W 74 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Leonard Gray (1925–2019)
Mug and Jug, Porca Quay c.1972
Leonard Gray (1925–2019)
Oil & collage on board
H 60.5 x W 47.9 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Walter Graham Grieve (1872–1937)
The Cribbage Players exhibited 1920
Walter Graham Grieve (1872–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 121 x W 181.6 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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George Douglas Haig (1918–2009)
View from San Angelo Raffaele c.1990–1995
George Douglas Haig (1918–2009)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 89 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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James Whitelaw Hamilton (1860–1932)
Stormclouds, Strathfillan c.1920–1922
James Whitelaw Hamilton (1860–1932)
Oil on canvas
H 86.7 x W 112.9 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Patrick Hennessy (1915–1980)
Still Life 1939
Patrick Hennessy (1915–1980) (attributed to)
Oil on canvas board
H 50.2 x W 40.3 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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George Henry (1858–1943)
The Grey Hat c.1902
George Henry (1858–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 72.4 x W 57.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Margaret Hislop (1894–1972)
The Willows
Margaret Hislop (1894–1972)
Oil on board
H 52.8 x W 73.3 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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George Houston (1869–1947)
An Ayrshire Glen c.1926
George Houston (1869–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 71.9 x W 91.6 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Herbert Edwin Pelham Hughes-Stanton (1870–1937)
Looking on to Cagnes, Alpes Maritimes, France 1920/1930
Herbert Edwin Pelham Hughes-Stanton (1870–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 93 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Ian Howard (b.1952)
Lupus in fabula
Ian Howard (b.1952)
Oil, wax & mixed media on board
H 136 x W 100 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Jane Hyslop (b.1967)
Dove, San Gimignano 1989
Jane Hyslop (b.1967)
Oil, pastel, pencil & ink on paper
H 28.3 x W 37.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Rowan James (b.1973)
Badia a Passignano 1997
Rowan James (b.1973)
Oil on board
H 25 x W 35 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980)
Marguerites 1912
Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 65.5 x W 126.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Archibald Kay (1860–1935)
Furnace Quarry – The Streets of a Great City c.1931
Archibald Kay (1860–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 76.5 x W 127 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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William Lamb (1893–1951)
Young Fisherman c.1929
William Lamb (1893–1951)
Bronze
H 51.5 x W 67 x D 39 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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John Charles Lamont (1894–1948)
Painter and Daughter c.1944
John Charles Lamont (1894–1948)
Oil on board
H 64 x W 47.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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John Lavery (1856–1941)
Stephen Donoghue in the King's Colours c.1923
John Lavery (1856–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 181 x W 103 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Henry John Lintott (1877–1965)
Orange and Grey
Henry John Lintott (1877–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 76.4 x W 63.7 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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William Hunter Littlejohn (1929–2006)
Still Life – Nocturne c.1972–1973
William Hunter Littlejohn (1929–2006)
Oil on canvas
H 91.3 x W 182.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Hew Martin Lorimer (1907–1993)
Our Lady of the Isles c.1954–1972
Hew Martin Lorimer (1907–1993)
Bronze
H 87 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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John Henry Lorimer (1856–1936)
A Room at Twilight: Kellie Castle exhibited 1911
John Henry Lorimer (1856–1936)
Oil on canvas
H 111.7 x W 86.4 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Ernest Stephen Lumsden (1883–1948)
Lawnmarket Tenements 1930
Ernest Stephen Lumsden (1883–1948)
Etching on paper
H 32.9 x W 18.9 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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