Angus Neil

Artist Ian Fleming (Glasgow, Scotland, 1906 - 1994)

SitterSitter is Angus Menmuir Neil (Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 1924 - 1992)

Date1952

Mediumoil on canvas mounted on board

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 44.5 cm, Width: 35.2 cm
Frame: Height: 52.9 cm, Width: 43.4 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1981.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG000560

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About MeIan Fleming was a painter, engraver, etcher and teacher. Between 1948 and 1954 he was the warden at Hospitalfield House, where many of Scotland's most promising painters attended a post-graduate summer school.

It was at Hospitalfield that this portrait of Fleming's fellow artist and student Angus Neil was painted. Neil's character was one of warmth, charm and talent, yet he had an unstable temperament. Fleming successfully captures this complex personality in the expressive features of his sitter.
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