About this artwork
Byrne’s portrait commemorates the personal, business and philanthropic interests of a man at the centre of Scottish public and commercial life for several decades. Sir Raymond was for many years Chairman of Murray Johnstone Ltd, Glasgow the firm of investment managers. He also served on the boards of Scottish Opera, the Nature Conservancy Council, the Forestry Commission and Nuclear Trust. Sir Raymond holds a medalic portrait of the artist with the date 93, the year the portrait was painted.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Byrne (1940 - 2023) Scottish
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title:Sir Raymond Johnstone, 1929 – 2022. Businessman and public figure
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date created:1993
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:91.50 x 76.00 cm; Framed: 114.10 x 99.00 x 6.20 cm
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credit line:Gifted by the sitter, 2005
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accession number:PG 3414
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John Byrne
John Byrne
Byrne was born in Paisley and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1958 to 1963. He worked as an artist, playwright and theatre designer. Byrne used a variety of styles and techniques as he always tried to avoid being associated with particular styles or movements in art. In 1967, following a lack...
