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Artists in the Collection

Browse through the artists in the Boswell Art Collection.

Click on the ‘Exhibit’ button to take a closer look at some of these artists’ works.

Rachel Adams
Atelier E.B
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Brightly coloured semi-abstract portrait of a woman with a fish on her head
John Bellany
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Harry Benson
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Elizabeth Blackadder
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John Byrne
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Semi abstract collage of a boy sat on a stool. There are some objects on the floor and the words “Tom Normand” spelled out at the side of the page. The main colours are brown and red
Steven Campbell
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Astract monoprint in green with a beige background
Doug Cocker
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Collage of a swan trapped in a small room with miscellaneous objects and debris on the floor. The main colour used is red
Calum Colvin
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Ken Currie
Abstract painting of a person with their head obscured by an abstract cloud. The colours are in muted dark tones.
James Cumming
Alan Davie
Black background. In the middle, four white lines. In each line is a smaller line made from a colourful gradient – one red, one yellow, one blue and one black
Kenneth Dingwall
Peter Doig
White background. Outline of a woman with her arms spread wide. The only colour used is on her sleeves, which are coloured blue, white and red
Pat Douthwaite
Sketch drawing. In the top half is a still life of some wine and bread. In the bottom half is a face looking out of a window showing mountains.
John Duncan Fergusson
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Paul Furneaux
William Gillies
John Houston
Black and white etching of a drago, which is a mythical creature that looks similar to a reptile.
Ian Howard
Margaret Hunter
Callum Innes
Mhairi Killin
Elspeth Lamb
Abstract painting of the inside of a room – the furniture is all made of geometric shapes. The colours used are pastels in beiges, yellows, pinks and blues.
William Littlejohn
Aerial image of the Cairngorms in muted colours.
Patricia Macdonald
Yellow sculpture of a Buddha head made entirely out of match sticks
David Mach
Sekai Machache
Will Maclean
William McCance
Abstract painting of a large rock with a sunset in the background. The sky is predominantly red.
Alexander Moffat
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Agnes Miller Parker
Katie Paterson
Toby Paterson
David Peat
Abstract painting in dark yellows and browns.
Robin Philipson
Ingrid Pollard
Abstract multi-coloured painting of the sea with a fence in the foreground. The main colours are yellows, blues and red
Barbara Rae
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June Redfern
Abstract painting of a still life, in blues and whites with some small hints of yellow and pink
Anne Redpath
Carol Rhodes
Elaine Shemilt
Abstract bronze sculpture
Bill Scott
William Strang
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Black and white photograph of a young child holding hands with an older lady. They are both smiling at the camera.
Maud Sulter
Two seals lying on top of some rocks covered in seaweed. In the background is the sea and many bats flying through the sky.
Edward Summerton
Photograph of a terrace with a telescope in the centre, looking out to the sea
Arthur Watson
Alison Watt
Alberta Whittle
Adrian Wiszniewski

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Stories Behind the Art

  • Carolyn Scott and Jeremy Howard: A Conversation about the David Peat photographs in the Boswell Collection. Monday January 25, 2021
  • An Interview with Calum Colvin Monday January 25, 2021
  • Maud Sulter’s Significant Others Monday January 25, 2021
  • The Pentecostal Art of Alan Davie Friday January 22, 2021

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