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Haig found all of his subjects within a small radius, never travelling much outside the Scottish Borders except to Venice. Solving the problem of the most painted place on earth was the most liberating experience in Haig’s painting life. As he painted the Lagoon or Grand Canal (such as in Campo Santa Sofia) he confronted something which had always been difficult for him: space and light at the heart of his picture. The blues – some deep, some icy – and ochres of the Italian paintings soon made their appearance in the Borders’ scenes as well. Altogether it was a stimulating time in Venice, which encouraged unusual subjects. – Douglas Hall, Haig the Painter, 2003
Lord Haig, son of the Field Marshall, was a prisoner of war in Colditz Castle until his release at the end of the War. The paintings and drawings he made there were exhibited at The Scottish Gallery and he went on to have a distinguished exhibiting career which spanned over 60 years, concluding with his remarkable 90th birthday show in 2008. This must be one of the most consistent relationships between an artist and a gallery in the annals of the commercial art world.
In June 2011 we hosted a memorial show and in March 2018 a major centenary exhibition. The show included work from every decade of his distinguished career post war, and demonstrated his astonishing talent in landscape and subject painting.
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