Masayuki Hara

b.1956
Masayuki Hara

Masayuki Hara is one of the most accomplished contemporary realist painters working in Scotland today, renowned for technically extraordinary landscapes that combine forensic observation with profound emotional depth. Born in Japan, Hara graduated from Tama Art University, Tokyo in 1979 and established an early exhibiting career in both Tokyo and New York before moving to Britain in 1998. Since 2005 he has lived and worked in Scotland, where the country’s shifting weather, expansive skies and quiet coastal landscapes have become central to his practice.

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Cramond Old Bridge, 2021

oil on board
H:40.5cm W:60cm
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Three Boats, 2019

oil on board
H:24.2cm W:33.3cm
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The Road to Dawyck, 2019

oil on panel
H:24.2cm W:33.3cm
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Rainbow Valley

oil on board
H:43cm W:72.8cm
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