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framed dimensions: 110 x 75 cm
signed and dated lower left
Man on Deckchair (cat. 41) takes us to a sun-drenched seaside setting, where a solitary figure reclines in a patterned shirt beneath a canopy of sun umbrellas
and beach paraphernalia. We do not know this man, he is observed but anonymous,
but his striped world is transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour and structure, rendered with architectural clarity and humour. Once again, Michie uses the dark background as
a grounding device, allowing the saturated colours and animated forms to shine with even greater intensity.
Born in Saint-Raphaël, France, the son of painter Anne Redpath, David Michie (1928-2015) graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1953 following a travelling scholarship to Italy with fellow student John Houston. He lectured at Gray’s in Aberdeen and from 1961–1982 at Edinburgh from where he retired in 1990 as Head of School of Drawing and Painting. He died in Edinburgh in 2015 and The Scottish Gallery held his Memorial Exhibition in March 2017, celebrating the life and work of one of Scotland’s most enduring image-makers. We continue to work with the Michie estate hosting David Michie Studio Insights in February 2021, and The Early Years in March 2023.
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