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Self Portrait In Felt Hat And Blue Bow-tie (1976)
81x81cm Oil on canvas |
Alexander Goudie - An Introduction
Alexander Goudie RP. RGI. (1933-2004) is widely acclaimed
as having been one of Scotland’s finest figurative painters.
Goudie was born in the Renfrewshire town of Paisley in 1933. He studied
at the Glasgow school of Art under William Armour, David Donaldson and
Benno Schotz. For many years he was a tutor at the school, before dedicating
himself to his own studio work.
As a portraitist his sitters included Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord
Chancellor Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Billy Connolly and a host of other
figures drawn from the worlds of politics, commerce and entertainment.
Although he achieved great renown as a portrait painter Alexander Goudie
distinguished himself in a range of other creative spheres.
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