About this artwork
In 1953, Colquhoun was commissioned to design the costumes and sets for George Devine’s production of King Lear at Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Colquhoun’s spare, almost abstract set design, which contrasted with the vivid colour and rich fabrics of his costumes, received mixed reactions from the press. This costume sketch is for the Duke of Gloucester, the father of two sons. Edmund, Gloucester’s illegitimate son, betrays his father and is fatally injured during a fight with his half-brother, Edgar.
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artist:Robert ColquhounScottish (1914 - 1962)
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title:Duke of Gloucester (Costume Design for 'King Lear')
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date created:1953
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materials:Gouache and pencil on paper, mounted on board
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measurements:Paper: 38.50 x 25.80 cm (Mounted on board: 49.50 x 31.00 cm)
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credit line:Presented by the Estate of the Rev. Professor Moelwyn Merchant 1998
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accession number:GMA 4219
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Robert Colquhoun
Robert Colquhoun
Colquhoun was born in Kilmarnock. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1933 to 1938, where he met Robert MacBryde. The two immediately formed a close friendship and became known as 'the two Roberts'. In 1944 they moved to London, where they were drawn into the Neo-Romantic group, finding a...
