James Cowie RSA 1886-1956
Overview
The Scottish Policeman, exhibited 2013 - SOLD
James Cowie came from an Aberdeenshire farming family. After completing his studies at Glasgow School of Art, he taught at Bellshill Academy. Later he taught at Hospitalfield, Arbroath.
Cowie was an insightful artist and an exceptional draughtsman. An influential teacher, he himself sought inspiration from the early Renaissance; yet sometimes his work showed a surrealist quality. James Cowie spent his retirement in Edinburgh where he was awarded an honorary degree by the University.
Works
Exhibitions
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Winter in Edinburgh
12 Jan - 11 Mar 2023 EdinburghRead more -
True to Nature
Trees in Scottish Art 23 Sep - 12 Nov 2022 EdinburghTrees, as an extension of the natural landscape, have been weighted with meaning throughout the history of art. Over time allegory gave way to the decorative and picturesque. The broader...Read more -
New Works
6 - 29 May 2021 EdinburghThe Fine Art Society presents an exhibition of newly acquired work from 19th and 20th century Scottish artists, including: Patrick William Adam, Cosmo Alexander, Phyllis Bone, Sam Bough, John Boyd,...Read more -
Modern
18 Feb - 27 Mar 2021 Edinburgh20th century Scottish works of art, including Barbara Balmer, Robert Henderson Blyth, John Boyd, John Byrne, FCB Cadell, Ian Fleming, William Gillies, Jack Knox, William McCance, and John McLean.Read more -
Christmas
at The Fine Art Society 4 - 23 Dec 2020 EdinburghRead more -
A History in Small Pictures
31 Jul - 29 Aug 2020 EdinburghA survey of Scottish art over three centuries. Diminutive paintings by, amongst others, John Clerk of Eldin, Sir David Wilkie, Alexander Nasmyth, Sir Henry Raeburn, Sam Bough, John MacWhirter, E...Read more -
Hang 2 //
Scottish Painting 1900-1940 13 Feb - 14 Mar 2020 EdinburghThe years 1900 to 1939 saw Britain move from a period of relative innocence and comfort to the trauma of war. After World War 1, artists retreated to more traditional,...Read more -
In The Frame
Small Paintings and Antique Frames 18 Jan - 16 Feb 2019 EdinburghAn exhibition of small paintings by Scottish artists displayed within groups of antique frames from the 18th-20th centuries. These were a selection of frames from our extensive period frame stock...Read more -
Modern Paintings 1940-1985
24 Nov - 23 Dec 2017Modern Scottish Paintings 1940-1985, was exhibition of works created by Scottish artists in a period that emphasised individualism and rebellion against perceived safety and mundanity in the art that preceded...Read more -
James Cowie RSA
1886-1956 19 Apr - 18 May 2013 EdinburghJames Cowie was an outsider. He stood apart from the dominant mood of the pre and post war years and dismissed the colourful, expressive style that his contemporaries embraced. Instead,...Read more
