Cadell was born in Edinburgh and lived there for most of his life. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris and at the Academie der Bildenden Künste in Munich. His first solo exhibition was held at Doig, Wilson & Wheatley in the Scottish capital in 1908. A new studio in Edinburgh’s George Street and a breakthrough painting trip to Venice in 1910 saw Cadell emerge as an artist of style and originality in the pre-war period.
During the 1920s Cadell became celebrated for the still lifes and interiors of his studio practice, as well as for landscapes based on working en plein air in Scotland and France. His work was included in multiple solo and group exhibitions in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Paris.
Cadell visited the Hebridean island of Iona for the first time in 1912 and returned regularly thereafter. Iona’s ever-changing light conditions, natural beauty and expansive views provided endless inspiration for the artist.
Cadell was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour before his death in 1937. His work is held in numerous public collections.
Consignments are invited until Friday 22nd April 2022
Our early Spring 2022 display, curated by Associate Directors James McNaught and Alice Strang, celebrated the work of Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883-1937). The display consisted of works to be offered in our 16 June 2022 Scottish Paintings & Sculpture sale, as well as paintings generously lent from private collections.
Lyon & Turnbull’s Scottish Paintings & Sculpture specialists present two auctions per year from our historic headquarters in Edinburgh to an international audience live online. Successfully selling over 90% of Scottish Colourist works handled in the last nine years, a record unmatched by our competitors – selling Scottish art in Scotland has always been a Lyon & Turnbull lynchpin. Our specialists are experts not only on the works of Scottish artists, but also on the workings of the art market, and it is this combination that fuels our on-going success in the field.
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