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Artworks
William Wilson RSA 1905-1972
St Monance, 1937Copper etching plate23.6 x 28.7 cmGifted to the RSA from the estate of Roy Wood, 2017This is the plate for probably the best known and most celebrated of Wilson's prints. The drying nets evoke his Woodcutter, whilst the influence of his multi-layered Spanish landscapes inform...This is the plate for probably the best known and most celebrated of Wilson's prints. The drying nets evoke his Woodcutter, whilst the influence of his multi-layered Spanish landscapes inform the jumble of buildings which appear to sit on each other. It is an essentially Scottish image, romantic, divine and powerful in its essence.
