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Dunnottar Castle

Artist James Cassie (Inverurie, Scotland, 1819 - 1879)

Date1864

Mediumwatercolour on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 37.4 cm, Width: 60.2 cm
Frame: Height: 62.8 cm, Width: 83 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1969.

CopyrightOut of copyright

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002333

Keywords

About MeThe Aberdeen artist James Cassie primarily painted the local landscape and north-east coastline. In 1857 he had completed an oil painting of this same scene, the ancient ruined castle of Dunnottar on its bleak and forbidding promontory - this watercolour, however, is a later version of 1864.

Cassie had a preference for early morning light, but rather than dramatic effects he strove for a naturalistic rendition of the play of light on sea and land. His best pictures, as here, present a calm and contemplative mood.