Sir William Gillies

Eilean Donan Castle, Loch Duich

Sir William Gillies, Eilean Donan Castle, Loch Duich
The Estate of Sir William George Gillies, RSA, RA © Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture / Bridgeman Images

About this artwork

  • artist:
    Sir William GilliesScottish (1898 - 1973)
  • title:
    Eilean Donan Castle, Loch Duich
  • date created:
    About 1947
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas
  • measurements:
    25.30 x 60.80 cm
  • object type:
    Painting
  • credit line:
    Bequeathed by Dr R.A. Lillie 1977
  • accession number:
    GMA 1750
  • gallery:
    In Storage
  • subject:
    Castles Edinburgh School
  • 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,...

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