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Reeves, Philip Thomas Langford, RSA PPRSW RGI RE

1931 – 2017

The son of a Cheltenham printer, Philip Reeves studied at Cheltenham School of Art from 1947 - 1949 and at the Royal College of Art from 1951 to 1954. He moved to Glasgow in 1954 to teach printmaking at Glasgow School of Art and proceeded to found the Edinburgh Printmakers in 1967 and then the Glasgow Print Studio in 1972. In 1970 he was appointed Head of Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art. In addition to his career as a printmaker, Philip Reeves is also known for his collage paintings. His work tends to explore concepts of the landscape, particularly of the north east of Scotland and the shore. He has exhibited at the RSA Annual Exhibitions from 1955. He became an Associate of the RSA in 1971 and an Academician in 1976.



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Edge of the Wood

A similarly titled piece "Edge of the Wood" was exhibited at the RSA in 1973 catalogue number 375, this may have been the same piece as the Diploma…

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Duo

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Canal Near Port Dundas

The power station cooling towers at Port Dundas in the north of Glasgow were a recurring object in Reeves’ work. They were camouflaged during the…

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Vertical Wall Piece

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Vertical Centrepiece

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Arran Landscape

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Studies of the Old Pier, Berwick-upon-Tweed

pages are taken from a sketchbook and suggest the artist was working en plein air

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Pavement

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Headland, Caithness

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Interior Fragment

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Neon

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Structural Way

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