Eric Auld

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(1931 – 24 December 2013) was a Scottish painter.

Biography

Auld was widely known in the north-east of Scotland. His works were famous for the evocative scenes of Aberdeen and its surrounding landscapes. Auld graduated from the

Gray's School of Art Gray's School of Art is the Robert Gordon University, Robert Gordon University's art school, located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of the oldest established fine art institutions in Scotland and one of Scotland's five art schools today, and ...

, Aberdeen. He was a Burgess of the Guild of the

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and a Fellow of the

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. In 2013, an exhibition displaying Auld's work, which were created during the six decades of his career, was held at the

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. The exhibition, entitled "Eric Auld: A Portrayal of

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and Shire", was a selection of Auld's paintings depicting sites of Aberdeen, including

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and the countryside surrounding it. There were also paintings of famous Aberdeen buildings as well as its prominent natural features like hills and fields. Auld died on 24 December 2013 at his home.

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* 1931 births 2013 deaths Alumni of Gray's School of Art {{UK-painter-20thC-stub