David McClure
RSA, RSW Born: 1926Place of Birth: Lochwinnoch
Died: 1998
Born in Lochwinnoch in 1926, McClure graduated in the early 1950s from Edinburgh College of Art where his contemporaries included Blackadder, Houston and Michie and where he similarly came under the various influences of the major Edinburgh figures of the time; Redpath, Gillies, Maxwell, MacTaggart, Henderson Blyth. In his early career he spent significant periods working in Spain, Italy, Sicily and Norway and taught at Dundee College of Art from 1957-85 retiring as Head of Painting, a post he took over from his great friend and colleague Alberto Morrocco.
David McClure was the subject of a solo exhibition in April 2019 - Art & Industry - Ardrossan to Millport. To view the catalogue accompanying this exhibition please click here. To watch edited highlights of Robin McClure discussing his father's work, please click here.
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Palazzi, Florence View details
David McClure
Palazzi, Florence
1956gouacheH:39cm W:52cm£2,500Blue Tablecloth with Girl at Window View detailsDavid McClure
Blue Tablecloth with Girl at Window
1970oil on boardH:27cm W:25cm£2,950Still Life on a Chair, the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh View detailsDavid McClure
Still Life on a Chair, the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
gouacheH:33cm W:25cm£950Square and Church, Fiesole View detailsDavid McClure
Square and Church, Fiesole
1956gouacheH:37cm W:59cm£1,950Rooftops, Casteldaccia, Sicily View detailsDavid McClure
Rooftops, Casteldaccia, Sicily
1957gouacheH:60cm W:40cm£1,950Teapot, Glass and Vase I View detailsDavid McClure
Teapot, Glass and Vase I
1956gouacheH:40cm W:61cm£1,750Plaice Setting View detailsDavid McClure
Plaice Setting
1991oil on boardH:31cm W:58cm£6,500Prov: Private collectionDavid McClure in Sicily View details-
Storage Tanks and Pipes, Ardrossan View details
David McClure
Storage Tanks and Pipes, Ardrossan
1954gouacheH:36cm W:53cmSoldWhite Chimney Stacks, Ardrossan View detailsDavid McClure
White Chimney Stacks, Ardrossan
1954gouacheH:49.5cm W:37cmSoldDried Flowers View detailsDavid McClure
Dried Flowers
1963oil on boardH:43cm W:22cmSoldFlowers in a Chalice with Butterfly View detailsDavid McClure
Flowers in a Chalice with Butterfly
oil on canvas boardH:49cm W:38cmSoldThe Shore View detailsDavid McClure
The Shore
1969oil on canvasH:64cm W:89.5cmSoldBlue Gate View detailsDavid McClure
Blue Gate
c.1992oil on canvasH:51cm W:61cmSoldStarry Night, Toledo, Spain View detailsDavid McClure
Starry Night, Toledo, Spain
1953oil on canvas on boardH:35.5cm W:53.5cmSoldThe Yellow Studio View detailsDavid McClure
The Yellow Studio
c.1969oil on canvasH:63.5cm W:76.5cmSoldStill Life on a Stool with a Pear View detailsDavid McClure
Still Life on a Stool with a Pear
1957oil on canvasH:51cm W:61cmSoldBoats and Floats View detailsDavid McClure
Boats and Floats
1974oil on canvasH:71cm W:91cmSoldGate Posts at Culkein - Drumbeg View detailsDavid McClure
Gate Posts at Culkein - Drumbeg
1994oil on boardH:38cm W:61cmSoldBeached Boat and Trees View detailsLoading
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