Anne Finlay

Artist Dorothy Johnstone (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1892 - 1980)

SitterSitter is Anne Finlay (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1898 - 1963)

Date1920

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 145.3 cm, Width: 100.5 cm
Frame: Height: 159 cm, Width: 114 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1983 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 14

Object numberABDAG000687

Keywords

About MeAnne Finlay and Dorothy Johnstone became friends when both attended Edinburgh College of Art.

The year before this painting was executed, Dorothy Johnstone, Mary Newbery and Cecile Walton joined the reconstituted 'Edinburgh Group'. Their 1920 exhibition was particularly successful. It was said that "people look to the Edinburgh Group to something unique rather than universal; for something of pagan brashness rather than parlour painting".

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Anne Finlay and Dorothy Johnstone met as students at Edinburgh College of Art and were part of the Edinburgh School of artists, who were known for their vibrant use of colour.

Exhibitions

Gallery 14 - Art of Empowerment