Walter Geikie RSA 1795-1837
Overview
Edinburgh and Lochend Loch
Walter Geikie is best known for his drawing and print-making. Born in Edinburgh, he was rendered deaf and dumb as a two-year old. He studied at the Trustees' Academy where he was taught by Andrew Wilson. Geikie's scenes of Scottish life can be humorous or satirical; equally his sympathy for the working class is evident in his work.
Exhibitions
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From the Window
Online Exhibition 23 Mar - 6 May 2023 EdinburghArtists have often depicted windows as portals between two realms: the real and the imagined, the intimate and the unfamiliar. It is a divide between a private place and a...Read more -
Disegno
17th to 21st century drawings by Scottish artists 10 Jun - 24 Jul 2021 EdinburghThe Fine Art Society in Edinburgh presents Disegno, an exhibition of drawings by Scottish artists from the 17th through 21st centuries. Draughtsmanship and linework are at the forefront of this...Read more -
Coast
1 Apr - 1 May 2021 EdinburghFind the online viewing room for Coast here. Scotland’s coastline is one which naturally inspires in its dramatic geography. Coast presents a journey around the shores of the Scottish homeland,...Read more -
Christmas
at The Fine Art Society 4 - 23 Dec 2020 EdinburghRead more -
The Wilkie Tradition
25 Sep - 24 Oct 2020 EdinburghScottish pastoral life became a literary focus at the close of the 18th century in the poetry of Burns, Ramsay and Fergusson. This, combined with an emerging availability of engravings...Read more -
Folk and Fancy
Tales and Tradition 21 Apr - 20 May 2017 EdinburghCentral to the show was a large-scale painting by James Howe (1780-1836) of All Hallow’s Fair on Calton Hill (c .1817-22). The last All Hallow’s fair was held in 1813...Read more
