Flamboyant and confrontational, Scottish figurative painter Alexander Goudie (1933-2004) was part of a generation of influential painters who graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in the 1950s, and whose reputations are ripe for reappraisal. An Artist’s Life, Act I, charts his beginnings in post-war Paisley in the 1940s, student years at Glasgow School of Art in the 1950s and his early career - a period in which Goudie embarked upon a life-long project to document the evolving landscape and culture of his wife’s homeland, Brittany. To accompany this exhibition, we have created a beautifully illustrated publication, which includes vintage images of the artist and family. Join our events programme, which includes personal insight from his son, the artist, author and broadcaster, Lachlan Goudie.
Click here to purchase the accompanying catalogue and click here to view the selection of events The Gallery is hosting in July 2021.
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At the Easel View details
Alexander Goudie
At the Easel
c. 2000oil on canvasH:152.5cm W:152.5cmSoldIroning View detailsAlexander Goudie
Ironing
c. 1952watercolour on paperH:42cm W:33cmSoldIdyll View detailsAlexander Goudie
Idyll
1958watercolour and pen on paperH:32cm W:38cm£2,500Self Portrait in Red View detailsAlexander Goudie
Self Portrait in Red
c. 1965oil on canvasH:51cm W:51cmSoldStill Life with Coffee Pot and Frying Pan View detailsAlexander Goudie
Still Life with Coffee Pot and Frying Pan
c. 1970oil on canvasH:35cm W:45cmSoldCrowning the May Queen View detailsAlexander Goudie
Crowning the May Queen
1958gouache on paperH:43cm W:55cmSoldThe Bathers View detailsAlexander Goudie
The Bathers
1963charcoal and chalk on canvasH:108cm W:133cmSoldSelf Portrait in Breton Gilet, Red Background View detailsAlexander Goudie
Self Portrait in Breton Gilet, Red Background
c. 1969oil on canvasH:76cm W:63cm£12,500Party Piece View detailsAlexander Goudie
Party Piece
c. 1975oil and charcoal on canvasH:124cm W:208cmSoldLoading
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