About this artwork

Although apparently abstract, Gear's works are normally based on landscape or interior motifs, as the title of this painting suggests. The plant-like forms emerging out of a web of black lines imply organic growth. The use of warm oranges and reds and the irregular black grid are typical of Gear's work of the period. The lines are reminiscent of calligraphy or stained glass. Gear himself stated that they were influenced by the structure of the Forth Bridge and the pitheads from the mining town in which he grew up.

Updated before 2020

  • artist:
    William Gear (1915 - 1997) Scottish
  • title:
    Landscape
  • date created:
    March 1949
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas
  • measurements:
    73.50 x 92.50 cm; Framed: 77.00 x 96.30 x 4.00 cm / 8.00 kg
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Purchased 1974
  • accession number:
    GMA 1300
  • gallery:
  • subject:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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William Gear

William Gear