About this artwork
Danny McGrain is one of the great figures in the history of Scottish football. He joined Glasgow Celtic in 1967, the year in which they became the first ever British team to win the European Cup. He stayed at Celtic for twenty years and won a record sixty-two caps for Scotland. He was twice seriously injured and suffered from diabetes throughout his career. Humphrey Ocean, who was commissioned by the gallery to paint McGrain, always pays particular concern to the overall presentation of his work - here, note the football studs decorating the frame.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Humphrey Ocean (born 1951) English
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title:Daniel Fergus McGrain, b. 1950. Footballer
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date created:1989
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:198.50 x 122.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Commissioned 1989
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accession number:PG 2782
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Humphrey Ocean
Humphrey Ocean
London-based Humphrey Ocean was born in Sussex in 1951 and studied at art schools in Tunbridge Wells, Brighton and Canterbury. From 1971 to 73 he was bass player with 'Kilburn and the High Roads'. In 1982 he won the Imperial Tobacco Portrait Award and went on to establish himself as a leading...