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Sicilian Boats

Artist: McClure, David, RSA · 1926-1998

The artist was on a travel scholarship from Edinburgh College of Art and lived in Sicily for six months during which time the studies for the present work were executed

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Object data

Date	1965
Accession	1996.023
Type	Painting Paint, oil
Materials	Support canvas Medium Paint, oil
Dimensions	Support 71cm x 91.7cm
Acquisition	Purchase, Thorburn Ross Memorial Fund McClure, David, RSA (1965)

Exhibitions

Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, the One Hundred and Thirty - Ninth Annual Exhibition, 1965

Dates: Apr 17, 1965 - Aug 8, 1965

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: Edinburgh

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