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Cottage Beside Harbour

Artist: Gillies, William George, Sir, CBE RA RSA PPRSW · 1898-1973

Gillies undertook a painting trip to Berwickshire in August 1955, taking in Coldingham and the nearby fishing ports of St Abbs and Eyemouth.

Robert Gemmell Hutchison RSA holidayed in the area which was also a favourite haunt of Willie Rodger RSA and John Bellany HRSA.

The colour notes on the sketch suggest that Gillies had intended possibly working the sketch into a finished painting, though it is not known whether he ever did so.


© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture




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  • Object data
    Date1955
    AccessionG.1991.647
    Materials Support assembled paper
    Dimensions 33.2cm x 35.7cm
    MediumPencil

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