Pat, Daniel and Mark, 1979

Norman Gilbert was born in Trinidad to Scottish parents and grew up in Troon, Ayrshire. After having served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, he studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1948 to 1952. Gilbert’s paintings are defined by vivid colour, intricate pattern, and a harmonious balance between figure and space. A painter of considerable sensitivity, he centred his work around his own domestic life; providing both an intimate and inviting insight into an otherwise hidden world.