Robin Philipson was born in Lancashire and is celebrated for his influence on Scottish art during the second half of the twentieth century. Studying at Edinburgh College of Art during the late 1930s, Philipson joined the King’s Own Scottish Borderers on the outbreak of the Second World War and was posted to India. After the war he returned to Scotland to take up a teaching position at his alma mater, later becoming Head of Drawing and Painting from 1960-1982.
Philipson’s early work mainly focuses on landscape and still life compositions, as well as expressing the influence of the Edinburgh School of painters. Transitioning to more figurative studies in the 1960s, the artist also began exploring ecclesiastical architecture and American Abstract Expressionism.
The influence of the Edinburgh School of colourists is highly evident in his work, and he is now known for his bold use of colour and liberal impasto. He was President of the Royal Scottish Academy from 1973 until 1983.
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