Sir Robin Philipson

1916-1992
Sir Robin Philipson

Sir Robin Philipson had a significant, influential presence on the Scottish Art Scene throughout his lifetime. He served as Head of School of Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art where he diligently maintained the ideals of the post-war Edinburgh School. And, for a whole decade he was President of the Royal Scottish Academy – a period seen as a Golden Age in Scottish Painting. First and foremost, however, he was a practicing painter.

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Horsemen by the Sea, 1982

pastel on paper
H:22cm W:27cm
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Threnody – Sleep, 1970

oil on canvas
H:25.5cm W:51cm
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Compote of Fruit, 1958

lithograph
H:26.5cm W:34cm
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Fighting Cocks: Prelude, 1957

lithograph
H:41cm W:64cm
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Girl Approaches II, 1976

watercolour on paper
H:67.5cm W:67.5cm
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The Eternal II, 1978

watercolour
H:67.5cm W:67.5cm
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Still Life with Coffee Pot

watercolour
H:30cm W:57cm
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Women Observed, 1977

watercolour
H:33cm W:35cm
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Cockfight, c.1980

oil and vinyl toluene on canvas
H:122cm W:122cm
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Nude in Mirror, 1960-65

Gouache
H:24cm W:24cm
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