Still Life at Window

Artist James Cowie (Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1886 - 1956)

Mediumpastel on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 40.4 cm, Width: 34.7 cm
Frame: Height: 58.5 cm, Width: 34.7 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1980 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG004574

PLAQUE017

Keywords

Still Life

About MeJames Cowie was born in Aberdeenshire. He spent thirty years of his life teaching art; at Bellshill Academy, Lanarkshire, at Hospitalfield near Arbroath and finally at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen.

His working methods were studied and meticulous and he produced works of a restrained, classical nature. This 'Still Life' includes two Tanagra figurines which, when juxtaposed with other objects and positioned in front of a landscape seen through a window, create a surreal effect. The atmosphere he has created is not unlike that of the works of Italian Surrealist, Giorgio de Chirico.