Stanley Cursiter, 1887 - 1976. Artist (Self-portrait); Director of the National Galleries of Scotland (With his wife Phyllis Eda Hourston and his...
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Stanley Cursiter was Keeper of the National Galleries of Scotland from 1925 and Director from 1930 to 1948. An artist as well as an administrator, Cursiter experimented with semi-abstract forms in his early work but later adopted a more conventional style. He did much to promote Scottish art, researching, writing and consolidating the National Galleries' Scottish collections. Here, he has placed himself at the side of his wife, Phyllis Hourston, while a favourite model, Poppy Low, stands on the right.
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artist:Stanley Cursiter (1887 - 1976) Scottish
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title:Stanley Cursiter, 1887 - 1976. Artist (Self-portrait); Director of the National Galleries of Scotland (With his wife Phyllis Eda Hourston and his model Poppy Low. Exhibited as Chez Nous.)
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date created:1925
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:101.30 x 152.50 cm; Framed: 122.55 x 173.35 x 7.62 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1979
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accession number:PG 2451
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Stanley Cursiter
Stanley Cursiter
Born in Kirkwall, Orkney, Stanley Cursiter was one of Scotland's most prolific twentieth-century painters as well as being a writer and curator. He was one of the first students of the newly-opened Edinburgh College of Art and played an important role in introducing Post-Impressionism and Futurism...
