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Heriot Valley
Heriot Valley
Heriot Valley

Heriot Valley

Artist (Haddington, Scotland, 1898 - 1973)
DatePre 1964
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 37.5 cm, Width: 52.3 cm
Frame: Height: 69.6 cm, Width: 81.1 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1963.
Copyright© The Artist. All Rights Reserved 2023 / Bridgeman Images
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDAG002339
About MeAs head of Painting and Drawing at Edinburgh College of Art, William Gillies was a highly influential artist within Scotland. The linear, lyrical quality of his work and his descriptive use of colour was in chime with other colleagues of the mid 20th century 'Edinburgh School' such as Anne Redpath, William Crozier and William MacTaggart.

This watercolour shows a patchwork of fields in Heriot Valley, in the environs of Edinburgh. With consummate manipulation of paint and colour, Gillies has captured the aura of this particular place.
More About Me

I love how the clouds roll along the hills to give the painting a real sense of depth and realism.

Exhibitions
Last Of The Snow by Sir William G Gillies
Last of the Snow
Sir William Gillies
1966
Blue Bays by Sir William Russell Flint
Blue Bays
Sir William Russell Flint
Loch Lomond from Knock Our Wood
Loch Lomond from Knock Our Wood
Hugh William Williams
Caernazrie Mill, Springtime (Batty's Den) by William McTaggart
Caernazrie Mill, Springtime (Batty's Den)
William McTaggart
1885
The Edge of the Sea (Ayrshire Coast)
The Edge of the Sea (Ayrshire Coast)
William McTaggart
1877
Glenprosen, Angus
Glenprosen, Angus
John Mitchell
1885
Rothiemurchus Forest, April by Alexander S. Burns
Rothiemurchus Forest, April
Alexander Sillars Burns
1967
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle
J. Beattie Scott
A Summer Day In Skye by Colin Bent Phillip
A Summer Day In Skye
Colin Bent Phillip
1887
Brig O' Balgownie
Brig O' Balgownie
Alexander Seton of Mounie
1827 - 1829
St Machar's Cathedral from the West
St Machar's Cathedral from the West
Alexander Seton of Mounie
1827 - 1829
Strath Tay, Near Aberfeldy by James McIntosh Patrick
Strath Tay, near Aberfeldy
James Mcintosh Patrick
c. 1948
St Machar's Cathedral (looking East)
St Machar's Cathedral (looking East)
James Cassie
1868
The Falls of Foyers by John Glover
The Falls of Foyers
John Glover
1818
Islands in the Beauly River
Islands in the Beauly River
Keith Henderson
On the Bogie, Clashmach in the Distance by George Wilson
On the Bogie, Clashmach in the Distance
George Wilson
Landscape with Cottages and Figures
Landscape with Cottages and Figures
B. Smith
1869
Cowie Church, Stonehaven
Cowie Church, Stonehaven
J. Beattie Scott
1895
May Day, Greadaidh Burn, Skye
May Day, Greadaidh Burn, Skye
Colin Bent Phillip
1912
Bridge of Don
Bridge of Don
Alexander Seton of Mounie
1828
The Tarland Burn
The Tarland Burn
George Russell Gowans
1875-1899
Roadside Trees, Carse of Gowrie by James Mcintosh Patrick
Roadside Trees, Carse of Gowrie
James Mcintosh Patrick
Foveran Church
Foveran Church
James McBey
1951
Foveran Church
Foveran Church
James McBey
1934