Description
Signed, oil on panel
Dimensions
15cm x 40cm (6in x 16in)
Footnote
Provenance: Collection of Roy and Mairi Rankin
Note: Widely recognised as one of the most important artists of the 20th Century working in Scotland, Eardley's work presents a beautiful balance between her vision of the urban and rural aspects of Scottish identity. Eardley's originality is visible through the two distinct genres of her work - the townscapes and street children of urban Glasgow, and the powerful landscapes and seascapes of Catterline, a fishing village on the north-east coast of Scotland.
Paintings, such as the offered, 'Tenements at Evening', illustrates Eardley's dedication to capturing what remained of the tenements and backcourts of Glasgow, which were fast-disappearing at the time. She felt that these were representative of Glasgow and recognised the sense of community which had once thrived in these areas.
Exhibited:Aitken Dott & Son, Festival Exhibition 1958, no.6