The Art of Elizabeth Blackadder

The Art of Elizabeth Blackadder

By Duncan Macmillan

£25.00

Publication Date: 7th August 2023

  • A fully revised new edition, bringing an important book up to date

Exploring the development of Elizabeth Blackadder’s art in all its richness, this revised edition of Duncan Macmillan's 1999 book expands the account of an important artist and her significant body of work. 

With her oeuvre ranging through still life, landscapes and flower painting, Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) was one of the best known and respected artists in the British painting tradition. The first woman to be elected to both the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy, she exhibited widely from the 1960s and her work has been reproduced extensively.

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  • A fully revised new edition, bringing an important book up to date

Exploring the development of Elizabeth Blackadder’s art in all its richness, this revised edition of Duncan Macmillan's 1999 book expands the account of an important artist and her significant body of work. 

With her oeuvre ranging through still life, landscapes and flower painting, Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) was one of the best known and respected artists in the British painting tradition. The first woman to be elected to both the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy, she exhibited widely from the 1960s and her work has been reproduced extensively.

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Description

Exploring the development of Elizabeth Blackadder’s art in all its richness, this revised edition of Duncan Macmillan's 1999 book expands the account of an important artist and her significant body of work. 

With her oeuvre ranging through still life, landscapes and flower painting, Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) was one of the best known and respected artists in the British painting tradition. The first woman to be elected to both the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy, she exhibited widely from the 1960s and her work has been reproduced extensively.

Updated to include new imagery, Duncan Macmillan's expert text is essential reading for Blackadder's legion of fans.

Details
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Publication Date: 7th August 2023
  • Trim Size: 22 x 26 mm
  • Illustration Note: Includes 78 colour illustrations
  • ISBN: 9781848226586
Reviews

‘The extraordinary beauty of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder's art is characterised by superb draughtsmanship and an amazing ability to find equivalents in paint for her observations and memories. Duncan Macmillan's lively and authoritative text reveals how Blackadder revitalised long-established traditions of landscape, still-life and flower painting and encourages us to discover the enchanting work of one of the most significant Scottish artists of recent times.’ – Sir John Leighton, Director-General National Galleries Scotland

Author Bio

Duncan Macmillan is Professor Emeritus of the History of Scottish Art at the University of Edinburgh, art critic for The Scotsman and author of numerous books including widely acclaimed Scottish Art: 1460-2000 (2000) and Scotland's Shrine: The Scottish National War Memorial (2014).

Table of Contents

1 Elizabeth Blackadder; 2 Childhood and Student Years; 3 Early Travels in Europe; 4 Early Printmaking; 5 Paintings of the 1950s and 1960s; 6 A Wider Public; 7 Paintings of the 1970s; 8 Flowers, Gardens and Cats; 9 Landscape and the Figure; 10 Japanese Paper: a new departure; 11 Journeys to Japan; 12 Printmaking in Glasgow; 13 Portraits; 14 Grids: Depths, Surface and Reflections; 15 A Return to Oil Painting; 16 Public Recognition in the Later Years; 17 2008; Reputation and Artistic Standing; List of Plates; Chronology; Selected Bibliography; Solo Exhibitions; Selected Group Exhibitions; Works in Public Collections; Photographic credits

Exploring the development of Elizabeth Blackadder’s art in all its richness, this revised edition of Duncan Macmillan's 1999 book expands the account of an important artist and her significant body of work. 

With her oeuvre ranging through still life, landscapes and flower painting, Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) was one of the best known and respected artists in the British painting tradition. The first woman to be elected to both the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy, she exhibited widely from the 1960s and her work has been reproduced extensively.

Updated to include new imagery, Duncan Macmillan's expert text is essential reading for Blackadder's legion of fans.

  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Publication Date: 7th August 2023
  • Trim Size: 22 x 26 mm
  • Illustrations Note: Includes 78 colour illustrations
  • ISBN: 9781848226586

‘The extraordinary beauty of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder's art is characterised by superb draughtsmanship and an amazing ability to find equivalents in paint for her observations and memories. Duncan Macmillan's lively and authoritative text reveals how Blackadder revitalised long-established traditions of landscape, still-life and flower painting and encourages us to discover the enchanting work of one of the most significant Scottish artists of recent times.’ – Sir John Leighton, Director-General National Galleries Scotland

Duncan Macmillan is Professor Emeritus of the History of Scottish Art at the University of Edinburgh, art critic for The Scotsman and author of numerous books including widely acclaimed Scottish Art: 1460-2000 (2000) and Scotland's Shrine: The Scottish National War Memorial (2014).

1 Elizabeth Blackadder; 2 Childhood and Student Years; 3 Early Travels in Europe; 4 Early Printmaking; 5 Paintings of the 1950s and 1960s; 6 A Wider Public; 7 Paintings of the 1970s; 8 Flowers, Gardens and Cats; 9 Landscape and the Figure; 10 Japanese Paper: a new departure; 11 Journeys to Japan; 12 Printmaking in Glasgow; 13 Portraits; 14 Grids: Depths, Surface and Reflections; 15 A Return to Oil Painting; 16 Public Recognition in the Later Years; 17 2008; Reputation and Artistic Standing; List of Plates; Chronology; Selected Bibliography; Solo Exhibitions; Selected Group Exhibitions; Works in Public Collections; Photographic credits