William Gillies RSA
Wester Ross, c.1934/37
Watercolour
54.4 x 73.8 cm (sight)
80 x 102.5 cm (frame)
80 x 102.5 cm (frame)
From the RSA Collection
Gillies’ watercolours of the 1930s are among his greatest artistic achievements. In Wester Ross, washes effortlessly shift us between sea, rock, mountain sky and sand. Between the matter of solid,...
Gillies’ watercolours of the 1930s are among his greatest artistic achievements. In Wester Ross, washes effortlessly shift us between sea, rock, mountain sky and sand. Between the matter of solid, liquid and gas. Painting takes on an imaginative role akin to the act of creation itself. These ideas were connected to those of the artist Paul Klee, who was of influence to Gillies at this time.
