Sir William Gillies
Fishing Boats, Anstruther Harbour
About this artwork
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artist:Sir William GilliesScottish (1898 - 1973)
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title:Fishing Boats, Anstruther Harbour
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date created:About 1945
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materials:Oil on board
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measurements:48.00 x 60.50 cm; Framed: 68.40 x 79.00 x 6.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by Dr R.A. Lillie 1977
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accession number:GMA 1722
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Sir William Gillies
Sir William Gillies
Born in Haddington near Edinburgh, Gillies studied at Edinburgh College of Art. After graduating, he taught there for more than forty years until his retirement as Principal in 1966, having influenced several generations of artists. A college grant enabled Gillies to go to Paris in 1923 to study,...
