Craigie Aitchison retrospective:Waddington Custot Galleries

Portrait of Patrick Conyngham1980s,oil on canvas
Image courtesy of Waddington Custot Galleries

Craigie Aitchison's images of precise, simple still lifes, crucifixions, Bedlington terriers and portraits are instantly recognisable and often curious. We recently visited a retrospective of his later works at the London-based Waddington Custot Galleries.

49 of the late Scottish painter's works, all owned by the Irish critic and writer Sheelagh Cluney, were exhibited covering the period from the late 1970's until his death in 2009. The collection demonstrated the artist's typical use of bright colours and blocks of colour, along with his technique of diluting, scraping and wiping oil paint onto the canvas, making it almost translucent

Bedlington in the Moonlightc.1992, oil on canvas
Image courtesy of Waddington Custot Galleries

The Waddington Custot Galleries deal in modern and contemporary works of art and also hold regular single-artist exhibitions.For details visit www.waddingtoncustot.com/gallery

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