Arts & Antiques
In the frame, Douglas Roulston: Renowned artist and extreme sports enthusiast unveils his largest solo exhibition
Renowned artist and extreme sports enthusiast, Douglas Roulston, has unveiled his largest solo exhibition to date – inspired by his adventures around some of Scotland’s most remote landscapes. The Odyssey Within is the most extensive exhibition Scottish landscape artist Douglas has put together and will be on show at Strathearn Gallery, in Crieff this month.…
Read MoreJohn Bellany: Life of one of the most notable British artists celebrated in Edinburgh
He’s regarded as one of the most notable British artists of the 20th century and widely known for his fearless self-portraitists. But now the life of artist John Bellany will be celebrated in Edinburgh, near the fishing town of Port Seton where he was born. John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture will showcase more than…
Read MoreDiary of acclaimed Scottish artist Duncan Grant discovered 50 years after his death
A diary belonging to the acclaimed Scottish artist Duncan Grant has been discovered almost 50 years after his death. The painter and designer was born near Aviemore in 1885 and became a central member of the influential Bloomsbury Group of artists and intellectuals. He started the diary, which has never been seen publicly before, in…
Read MoreBorders Art Fair: From painting to silversmithing at this year’s art event
From scenes of once-busy harbours to fine silverware decorated with delicate depictions of birds and animals, this week’s Borders Art Fair hosts a variety of visual art and craft. Among more than 70 exhibitors are Kelso artist – and previously the town’s dentist – Stuart Norman and members of the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop, based at…
Read MoreBanksy reimagining of iconic painting by the late Jack Vettriano sells for £4.3 million
A Banksy reimagining of a work by the late Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has sold at auction for £4.3 million. Crude Oil (Vettriano) was put up for sale by Blink 182 bassist Mark Hoppus who bought the painting in 2011 following a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The painting depicts the…
Read MoreArt Review: Murray Robertson at Glasgow Print Studio
Lisa Simonis heads to Glasgow Print Studio to see the latest work from printmaker Murray Robertson. Entering Murray Robertson’s latest exhibition feels like stepping into a living, breathing, human-sized world atlas. His impressive cartography and exceptional eye for detail makes Robertson’s work feel lived-in. But at the same time, it feels futuristic, like an archaeological post-apocalyptic…
Read MoreArtworks from Yester House collected by BBC Antiques Roadshow expert go under the hammer
Artworks from the historic 18th century Yester House in East Lothian collected by BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Hugo Morley-Fletcher are going under the hammer. The work comes from descendants of the Hay family (later the Marquesses of Tweedale), who owned the house from the 15th century until the late 1960s Hugo, who died in 2022,…
Read MorePhotographic portraits of the Royal Family to go on show in Edinburgh
A photograph of King Charles on the verge of adulthood in Balmoral and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family are going on display. The portrait of The King when Prince of Wales by Godfrey Argent was released to mark his 18th birthday in 1966. Taken in the library…
Read MoreRare autographed letter to Queen Elizabeth I from possible love interest sells for £33k
An extremely rare autographed letter to Queen Elizabeth I from her lifelong friend and possible love interest, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, has been sold for nearly £33,000. The manuscript contains an enigmatic reference to an unspecified great matter of state, said to bear directly on the Queen’s life and likely relating to England’s policy…
Read MoreAntiques expert Jeremy Cooper donates collection with links to Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin to Glasgow School of Art
Author, curator and antiques expert Jeremy Cooper has donated a significant part of his collection of rare 1990’s British art ephemera to The Glasgow School of Art. The personally curated collection has more than 2000 rare objects in it, some linked to many of Britain’s leading contemporary artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. It…
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