Portrait of Paul Anderson

Artist Jennifer McRae (London, England, born 1959)

Date2002

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

Dimensions195.4 x 136.8cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 2002 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and James Holloway.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG014126

Keywords

About MePaul Anderson is one of the North East's finest performers of fiddle music. Although part of the teaching lineage that goes back to Niel Gow, the blind fiddler, who is included in Sir William Allan's Christmas Eve, Paul combines the old with the new in his performance, as is illustrated here by the appearance of his fiddle, kilt, jeans and biker jacket.

Jennifer MacRae, who trained at Grays School of Art, has become one of Britain's most admired portraitists.

In 1999 she won the BP Travel Award and exhibited her award-winning work at Aberdeen Art Gallery, and in 2001 won second prize in the prestigious Singer/Friedlander award.

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There is so much to read into this portrait of fiddle player Paul Anderson - the old and the new, traditional and modern; his personality is on display for all to see!