James Cowie
RSA Born: 1886Place of Birth: Aberdeenshire
Died: 1956
Born in Aberdeenshire, Cowie studied at Glasgow School of Art. He later taught at Bellshill Academy, near Glasgow, followed by the position of Warden at Hospitalfield House. It was here where Cowie taught Joan Eardley, where they famously clashed over their different approaches to painting. Cowie's style of painting was precise and linear. A great admirer of artists like Poussin and the pre-raphaelite painters, he felt he shared their classical values of self-restraint and objectivity. He had a meticulous way of working and believed that art was a product of thought and reason.
James Cowie was the subject of an exhibition in March 2019 during which Gallery Director Guy Peploe gave a talk on his life and career. Please click here to view the edited highlights.
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Book and Leaves View details
James Cowie
Book and Leaves
1935mixed mediaH:28cm W:35.5cm£6,850Landscape (Glasgow) View detailsJames Cowie
Landscape (Glasgow)
c.1920watercolourH:12.5cm W:16cm£1,950Head of a Girl View detailsJames Cowie
Head of a Girl
1925-30pencil drawingH:40cm W:38cm£3,150Study of a Girl's Arm (Portrait Group), View detailsJames Cowie
Study of a Girl's Arm (Portrait Group),
1934chalk drawingH:16cm W:27.5cm£1,450Roof and Trees View detailsJames Cowie
Roof and Trees
c.1939pencil drawingH:21cm W:25.5cm£1,950Composition Study View detailsJames Cowie
Composition Study
c.1935pencil sketch on canvas boardH:23cm W:29cm£1,450Figure with Apple and Vase View detailsJames Cowie
Figure with Apple and Vase
c.1935watercolour and conteH:20.5cm W:24.5cm£2,550Study of Drapery View detailsJames Cowie
Study of Drapery
c.1940pencil drawingH:38cm W:28cm£1,250Aberdeenshire Landscape View details-
The Satin Blouse View details
James Cowie
The Satin Blouse
1935chalk on drawing paperH:38cm W:30.5cmSoldSelf Portrait Study for The Blue Shirt View detailsJames Cowie
Self Portrait Study for The Blue Shirt
c.1937pencil drawingH:19cm W:19cmSoldThe Artist and his Model View detailsJames Cowie
The Artist and his Model
c.1940pencil & pastelH:38cm W:27cmSoldLandscape View detailsJames Cowie
Landscape
pencil, gouache & watercolourH:22.5cm W:36cmSoldStill Life with Glass, Apple and Spoon View detailsJames Cowie
Still Life with Glass, Apple and Spoon
1944mixed mediaH:25cm W:47cmSoldHead Study, Girl View detailsJames Cowie
Head Study, Girl
1925-30chalk drawingH:29.5cm W:26cmSoldPhotograph: John McKenzieIn the Country View detailsLoading
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