Sir David Young Cameron RA RSA HRSW RE 1865-1945
Cameron's style was individual and altered little during his life. His palette was the only element that changed quite radically: from sober and muted greys and browns in the first decade of the twentieth century to vivid blues, reds and gold in the 1930s. From the beginning of his painting career, however, he eliminated extraneous detail which gave his landscapes an ascetic splendour and drama.
Cameron's attitude to colour changed in 1921/22 during a period spent recuperating from a heart attack in the south of France. Like many before and after him he saw light and colour in a way he had not done before. On his return to Scotland he filled his pictures with glowing, vibrant colour. In a way the flamboyant colouring might seem incongruous with the austere, pared down landscape he painted and yet he always remained true to what he saw.
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History of the New
1 Jun - 29 Jul 2023Our summer show brings together artists who found themselves working at the threshold of the modern. It was this self-awareness and urge to make it new that motivated them as...Read more -
Twenty Twenty One
30 Sep - 13 Nov 2021The Fine Art Society presents an exhibition of work by Scottish artists, including: Allan Ramsay, Sir Henry Raeburn, John Knox, Sir David Wilkie, Patrick Nasmyth, David Roberts, Alexander Johnston, Sam...Read more -
Looking Out
18 Feb - 27 Mar 2021Read more -
Christmas
at The Fine Art Society 4 - 23 Dec 2020Read more -
Scottish Painting
1650-1950 15 Nov - 23 Dec 20191650 to 1950 was a presentation of three centuries of Scottish Painting, from 17 th century works by William Gouw Ferguson through still life, landscape painting and portraiture to the...Read more -
The Sublime And The Beautiful
31 May - 20 Jul 2019The Sublime And The Beautiful was an exhibition of Scottish artworks from the 17th through 21st centuries. Incorporating oil, watercolour, sculpture and printmaking, the exhibited works depicted the sublime or...Read more -
Notable
Highlights from the year 23 Jun - 15 Jul 2017Notable drew together a selection of the most memorable and significant paintings to have passed through the doors of The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh in 2017. The rarity, ingenuity,...Read more -
Scottish Pictures of the Twentieth Century
15 Feb - 16 Mar 2013With work by E A Hornel, Sir D Y Cameron, S J Peploe, Anne Redpath, Sir William Gillies, A R Sturrock, William Wilson, Sir W O Hutchison, Alberto Morrocco, Robert...Read more -
Harvey to Houston
Scottish Painting 20 May - 18 Jun 2011This exhibition included work by a number of important names in Scottish Art from the nineteenth and twentieth century; from the genre painter Sir George Harvey to the work of...Read more
