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An Islay Woman

Artist: Wilson, David Forrester, RSA · 1873-1950

David Forrester Wilson produced many Islay inspired paintings throughout his career and lived on Islay from circa 1938 to 1939. The sitter has been identified as possibly being David Forrester Wilson's housekeeper. Identification was made by the artist's family in Feb 2011

Object data

Date	c.1930 - c.1931
Accession	1992.028
Materials	Support plywood
Dimensions	Overall 68.3cm x 60.9cm Frame 87.2cm x 79cm
Medium	Paint, oil

Exhibitions

Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, the One Hundred and Fifth Annual exhibition, 1931

Dates: Apr 25, 1931 - Aug 29, 1931

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Work from the RSA Thorburn Ross and David Muirhead Collections

Dates: 1938 - 1939

Venue: Perth Museum & Art Gallery

Location: Perth

Looking West

Dates: Aug 19, 2005 - Oct 10, 2005

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy (Library)

Location: Edinburgh

Highland: Views and Visions

Dates: Apr 2, 2007 - Jan 28, 2008

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy (Library)

Location: Edinburgh

East Dunbartonshire in Paint and Print III

Dates: Jan 5, 2008 - Mar 12, 2008

Venue: Lillie Art Gallery

Location: Milngavie

Highland - Visual Responses to Highland Scotland

Dates: Apr 12, 2008 - May 11, 2008

Venue: An Lanntair

Location: Lewis

Window to the West: the Re-discovery of Highland Art

Dates: Nov 20, 2010 - Mar 6, 2011

Venue: City Art Centre

Location: Edinburgh

Ages of Wonder : Scotland's Art 1540 to Now, Collected by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

Dates: Nov 4, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: The Mound

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