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Alexander Goudie
Alexander Goudie RP, RGI is widely acclaimed as having been one of Scotland's finest figurative painters. He was born in the Renfrewshire town of Paisley in 1933. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art under William Armour, David Donaldson and Benno Schotz. For many years he was a tutor at the school, before dedicating himself to his own studio work. As a portraitist his sitters included Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord Chancellor Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Billy Connolly and a host of other figures drawn from the worlds of politics, commerce and entertainment. He died in 2004.
Tam o' Shanter
ISBN: 9781780270364
Category: Poetry, Art
Author: Alexander Goudie
Publication Date: January 2012
Format: Hardback
Price: £25.00
Stock Status: in stock
‘Of all the publications marking Burns’s 250th anniversary, the most luxurious is Birlinn’s sumptuous Tam o’Shanter’ – The Herald
‘Alexander Goudie’s Tam o’Shanter paintings represent an unparalleled achievement in 20th-century Scottish painting’ – The Scotsman
Tam o' Shanter is widely regarded as Robert Burns' masterpiece. This magnificent edition of the poem features the work of Alexander Goudie, one of Scotland's greatest 20th century artists, who was inspired by the poem to produce some of his most powerful and imaginative paintings, which capture all the menace and comedy of Burn's poem.
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