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Exhibition Review
Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 172–175
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Reviewer:
Horbatsch, Olenka (Horbatsch, Olenka)
Subjects
artists:
Rubens, Peter Paul / Dyck, Anthony van / Rembrandt van Rijn / Holbein, Hans the Younger, ca. 1497-1543 / Dürer, Albrecht / Gossaert, Jan / Goltzius, Hendrick / Savery, Roelant / Hollar, Wenceslaus
dates:
1500-1599 / 1600-1649 / 2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
subjects:
German art / Dutch art / Flemish art / Drawings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 9th November 2024–23rd February 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Arcadian landscape, by Hendrick Goltzius. 1593. Pen and black ink, 35.7 by 46.8 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire; exh. National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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11. A dying tree, its trunk covered in brambles, beside a fence, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1618. Pen, brown ink, red and black chalk and watercolour, 35.2 by 29.8 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire; exh. National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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12. View of the Amsteldijk at Meerzhuizen, looking towards the little windmill, by Rembrandt. c.1648–50. Pen, brown ink and brown wash with watercolour on paper prepared with brown wash, 13 by 21.2 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire; exh. National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
Exhibition Review
A Taste for Impressionism: Modern French Art from Millet to Matisse
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1134-1136
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Reviewer:
Thomson, Richard (Thomson, Richard)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain / Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / Edinburgh
subjects:
French art / Impressionism / Post-Impressionism / Collections, Private / Collections, Public
subjects:
Barbizon (style)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
A Taste for Impressionism: Modern French Art from Millet to Matisse Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 30th July–13th November | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Faggot gatherers, by Jean-François Millet. c.1850–55. Oil on panel, 30.4 by 18 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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7. Boats in a harbour, by Claude Monet. c.1873. Oil on canvas, 71.2 by 54 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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8. A village street at evening, by Jean-Charles Cazin. Pastel on paper, 56 by 52 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
Exhibition Review
GENERATION
09/2014 | 1338 | 156
Pages: 619-622
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Reviewer:
Barratt, Martha (Barratt, Martha)
Subjects
artists:
Campbell, Steven, b. 1954 / Boyce, Martin, b. 1967 / Gordon, Douglas, b. 1966 / Wright, Richard, b. 1960 / Paterson, Katie, b. 1981
artists:
Innes, Callum / Avery, Charles, Cambridge, Great Britain / Flannigan, Moyna, b. 1963 / Wright, Richard, b. 1960 / Paterson, Katie, b. 1981
artists:
Shrigley, David, b. 1968 / Black, Karla, b. 1972 / Morton, Victoria, b. 1971 / Barclay, Claire, b. 1968 / Tompkins, Hayley, b. 1971
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain / Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain / Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, Great Britain / Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Tramway, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Glasgow / Edinburgh / Scotland
private galleries:
The Common Guild, Glasgow, Great Britain / Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain / The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Great Britain / Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, Great Britain
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Scottish painting / Scottish sculpture / Installations (visual works)
subjects:
Prints / Videos
Illustrations
Attributed works:
55. On form and fiction, by Steven Campbell. 1990. Canvas panels with ink on paper, dimensions variable. (Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh; exh. Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
56. The place of the route of the If'en, by Charles Avery. 2007. Pencil, ink and gouache on paper, two panels 243.5 by 162.6 cm. each. (Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
57. Installation view of Our love is like the flowers, the rain, the sea and the hours, by Martin Boyce as it was shown at Tramway, Glasgow, in 2002. Powder coated steel, flourescent light components, chain-link fencing, wood and DVD projection, dimensions variable. (Tate collection).
Attributed works:
58. I am, by Moyna Flannigan. 2014. Oil on linen, 140 by 110 cm. (Courtesy of the artist; exh. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
59. Fossil necklace, by Katie Paterson. 2013. 170 hand carved fossil beads. (Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh).
Exhibition Review
Gerhard Richter. Edinburgh
02/2009 | 1271 | 151
Pages: 118-120
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Reviewer:
Stonard, John-Paul (Stonard, John-Paul)
Subjects
artists:
Richter, Gerhard
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Albertina, Vienna, Austria / Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany / National Portrait Gallery, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst, Duisburg, Germany
museums and institutions:
Centre de la Photographie, Geneva, Switzerland
museums and institutions:
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Great Britain / Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
places:
Vienna / Austria / Munich / Germany / London / England / Duisburg
places:
Switzerland / Geneva
places:
Scotland / Edinburgh
print:
Richter, Gerhard
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews / Collections, Private
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Gerhard Richter. Paintings from Private Collections | institution: Albertina , institution: National Gallery of Scotland
Illustrations
Attributed works:
46. Party, by Gerhard Richter. 1963. Oil, nails, cord, newspaper and canvas, 150 by 182 cm. (Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden; exh. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh)
Attributed works:
47. Gelbgrün (Yellow-Green), by Gerhard Richter. 1982. Canvas, two parts, each 260 by 200 cm. (Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden; exh. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh)
Short Notice
‘Serious Trouble with Cézanne’: an old controversy
09/2006 | 1242 | 148
Pages: 630-631
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Author:
Shone, Richard (Shone, Richard; S., R.; Shone, Richard)
Subjects
art literature:
Cooper, Douglas / Gowing, Lawrence / Nicolson, Benedict (B. N)
artists:
Cézanne, Paul
dates:
1950-1959
museums and institutions:
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France / Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain / Tate Gallery, London, Great Britain
print:
Cézanne, Paul
subjects:
French painting / Exhibitions / Exhibition reviews
subjects:
Burlington Magazine
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
58. Title page and frontispiece (Still life with plaster cast, Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, London) of the exhibition catalogue Cézanne, London (Tate Gallery) 1954.
Short Notice
John Frederick Lewis and the Royal Scottish Academy II: Italy, the Netherlands and France
03/2006 | 1236 | 148
Pages: 194–200
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Author:
Sweetman, John (Sweetman, John; Sweetman, J. E.)
Subjects
artists:
Lewis, John Frederick
dates:
1830-1849
museums and institutions:
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
print:
Lewis, John Frederick
subjects:
Copies / Collections, Public / Watercolours / British painting / British / Italian painting / Dutch painting / French painting / Flemish painting / Spanish painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
48. The interior of the Tribune, Florence, by John Frederick Lewis. Late 1830s. Watercolour, 26.2 by 36.2 cm. (Natioinal Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
49. Copy of a detail of The assumption of the Virgin, by John Frederick Lewis after Titian. 1827. Watercolour, 14.5 by 11 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Attributed works:
50. Flora, by John frederick Lewis after Titian. ?1838. Watercolour, traces of gouache, 14.7 by 12.2 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
51. The martyrdom of S. Giustina, by John Frederick Lewis after Paolo Veronese. ?1838. Watercolour and gouache, 17.2 by 19.4 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
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52. The Entombment, by John Frederick Lewis after Titian. 1833 or 1837–38. Watercolour and gouache, 20.7 by 29.5 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
53. Copy of a detail from The Birth of The Virgin, by John Frederick Lewis after Domenico Ghirlandaio. 1838. Pencil and watercolour, 21.4 by 13.3 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
54. The concert, by John Frederick Lewis after Gerard ter Borch. 1833 or 1837–38. Pencil, watercolour and gouache, 14.5 by 13.9 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
55. Young man in a beret, by John Frederick Lewis after a follower of Rembrandt van Rijn. 1833 or 1837–38. Watercolour, traces of gouache, 14.5 by 11.2 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
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56. The Visitation, by John Frederick Lewis after Peter Paul Rubens. ?1827. Watercolour and gouache, 36.5 by 15 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
57. Copy of a detail from Le Lorgneur, by John Frederick Lewis after Jean-Antoine Watteau. 1833 or 1837–38. Watercolour, gouache and chalk, 25.8 by 15.5 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
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58. The pilgrimage to the isle of Cythera, by John Frederick Lewis after Jean-Antoine Watteau. 1833 or 1837–38. Watercolour and gouache, 26.7 by 40 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
59. Le Lorgneur (Serenade in the park), by an unknown artist after Jean-Antoine Watteau. ?1750. 60 by 78 cm. (Present whereabouts unknown).
Attributed works:
60. The execution of Doge Marino Faliero, by John Frederick Lewis after Eugène Delacroix. Probably 1828 or 1830s. Watercolour and gouache, 23.8 by 18.8 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Exhibition Review
Gauguin's 'Vision'. Edinburgh
10/2005 | 1231 | 147
Pages: 695 -696
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Reviewer:
Goddard, Linda (Goddard, Linda)
Subjects
artists:
Gauguin, Paul
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / England
print:
Gauguin, Paul
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Gauguin's 'Vision' | institution: Royal Scottish Academy
Illustrations
Attributed works:
50. The vision of the sermon: Jacob wrestling with the angel, by Paul Gauguin. 1888. 72.2 by 91 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
51. Sketch of Vision of the sermon, by Paul Gauguin. 2.25th-27th September 1888, in letter to Vincent van Gogh. Ink on paper, 11.7 by 15.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
52. Breton women in the meadow/Pardon at Pont-Aven, by Emile Bernard. 1888. 74 by 90 cm. (Private collection; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
53. Gauguins and connoisseurs at the Stafford Gallery, by Spencer Gore. 1911. 83.8 by 71.7 cm. (Private collection; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Exhibition Review
Landseer: Edinburgh
07/2005 | 1228 | 147
Pages: 503-504
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Reviewer:
Green, Richard (Green, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Landseer, Edwin
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / Edinburgh
print:
Landseer, Edwin
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Monarch of the Glen: Landseer in the Highlands | institution: Royal Scottish Academy
Illustrations
Attributed works:
54. Glenfeshie, by Edwin Landseer. c.1810-35. Board, 25.4 by 34.3 cm. (Private collection, courtesy of Simon C. Dickinson Ltd; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
55. The hunting of Chevy Chase, by Edwin Landseer. 1825-26. 143 by 170.8 cm. (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
56. The otter hunt, by Edwin Landseer. c.1844. 200 by 153.7 cm (Laing Art Gallery , Newcastle upon Tyne; exh. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Article
John Frederick Lewis and the Royal Scottish Academy I: the Spanish connection
05/2005 | 1226 | 147
Pages: 310-315
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Author:
Sweetman, John (Sweetman, John; Sweetman, J. E.)
Subjects
artists:
Lewis, John Frederick
dates:
1820-1869 / 1870-1879
museums and institutions:
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
print:
Lewis, John Frederick
subjects:
Copies / Watercolours / Scottish painting / Scottish / British painting / Spanish painting
subjects:
Collections, Public
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. The jealous husband, by John Frederick Lewis after Titian. ?1827. Watercolour, gouache and chalk, 21.5 by 14.1 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
11. Villa Medici in Rome, Pavilion of Cleopatra/Ariadne, by John Frederick Lewis after Diego Velázquez. c. 1832-33. Watercolour and gouache, 16.1 by 13.4 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
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12. Copy of a detail from St Elizabeth of Hungary, by John Frederick Lewis after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. c. 1832-33. Watercolour and gouache, 19 by 15.1 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
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13. The celebration of mass in a Moorish chapel in Cordova cathedral, by John Frederick Lewis. 1833. Watercolour, 50.8 by 67.4 cm. (Francis Ford collection; photograph courtesy Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London).
Attributed works:
14. Copy of a detail from The charity of St John of God, by John Frederick Lewis after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. c.1832-33. Watercolour and gouache, 22.3 by 28.1 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
15. Copy of a detail from The adoration of the shepherds, by John Frederick Lewis after an unknown artist, Neapolitan school. 1833. Watercolour and gouache, 24.3 by 31.6 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
16. The holy family with St Anne, by John Frederick Lewis after Orazio Borgianni. c.1832-33. Watercolour and gouache, 22.6 by 25.6 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
17. The holy family with St Anne, by Orazio Borgianni. c.1615. 98 by 82 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
7. Copy of a detail from Las meninas, by John Frederick Lewis after Diego Velázquez. c.1832-33. Watercolour and gouache, 18.9 by 27.1 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
8. The feast of Bacchus (Los Borrachos), by John Frederick Lewis after Diego Velázquez. c. 1832-33. Watercolour and gouache, 18.7 by 27.3 cm. (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; photograph courtesy Antonia Reeve).
Attributed works:
9. Posada del Trinidad, by John Frederick Lewis. 1835. Watercolour and gouache, 65.4 by 85.1 cm. (Private collection; photograph courtesy Sotheby's, London).
Editorial
Edinburgh: the missing link
12/2004 | 1221 | 146
Pages: 795
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Subjects
artists:
Miller, John, architect, b. 1930
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / Edinburgh
print:
Edinburgh
print:
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain
subjects:
Art museums / Museum extensions
subjects:
British architecture
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