BOURNE FINE ART
JULY 14-27
John Maclauchlan Milne
John MacLauchlan Milne RSA (1885-1957),
Sunlit Street, St Tropez, c1925, signed, oil on canvas,19 x 23”
This exhibition is only the second retrospective of the artist since his death in 1957.
Though a contemporary of The Colourists and highly regarded by the significant collectors of the day, the work of John Maclachlan Milne has been unfairly overlooked thus far in the history of 20th century Scottish art. This exhibition aims to pay a long overdue tribute to the artist and re-evaluate his work by sharing it with a wider audience.
A talented colourist, Milne spent 20 years in the South of France, which had a massive impact stylistically on his painting. Later in his career he depicted the Western Isles of Scotland, the bays and harbours of Iona and Arran captured in his colourful, loose and distinctive style.
To Milne, “invocation and evocation become one in the act of creation”. This philosophy is clearly evident in his art, the light and texture of the landscape evoked with skill, inspiring and uplifting to the viewer.
Before coming to Edinburgh, the exhibition begins at the Portland Gallery, London, June 17-July 9.
Bourne Fine Art
6 Dundas St.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
0131 557 4050
M-F 10a-6p, Sa 11a-2p
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