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Artist
George Mackie
(Cupar, Scotland, 1920 - 2020)
Date1969
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 49 cm
Frame: Height: 57.2 cm, Width: 72.2 cm
Frame: Height: 57.2 cm, Width: 72.2 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1969.
Copyright© the copyright holder
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG004460
Keywords
He worked in a number of areas; typography, book design, illustration, printmaking as well as painting. He and Edward Bawden collaborated on illustrations for Historical Ballads of Denmark. His work for National Trust For Scotland, Penguin Books and Edinbugh University Press gained him recognition. As a painter he was drawn to the landscapes and shores of Scotland which were imbued with a 'rhythmic intent and sparing solidity.'
The work he produced at Aberdeen Harbour in the 1970's are classic works of their type both from an artistic and documentary standpoint as they depict the impact wrought by the advent of oil exploration in the North Sea on what was the major fishing port in the country.
