About this artwork
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artist:Sir William Gillies (1898 - 1973) Scottish
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title:Fields and River
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date created:Late 1950s
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:64.00 x 87.00 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Dr R.A. Lillie 1977
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accession number:GMA 1755
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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,...
