Self Portrait

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

SitterSitter is James Cowie (Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1886 - 1956)

Datec. 1945-50

Mediumpencil and chalk on grey paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 53.6 cm, Width: 39.5 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1977 by Mrs Catherine Fleming.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG000064

PLAQUE017

Keywords

About MeThis study for 'Self Portrait - The Blue Shirt' probably dates from the late 1940s when Cowie was about sixty years old. His quiet, self-effacing manner is clearly evident - Cowie portrays himself as an observer of life rather than an instigator of events.
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A rather self-effacing portrait from the Cumminestown born artist, one of Scotland's most individual painters of the 1920s and 1930s