The Edinburgh School refers to a group of 20th century artists connected with

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. They share a connection through

Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is one of eleven schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, histor ...

, where most studied and worked together during or soon after the

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. As friends and colleagues, they discussed painting and were influenced by one another's work. They were bound together as members of Edinburgh-based exhibition bodies: the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA), Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) and the

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(RSW). They predominantly painted still life and Scottish

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, and shared an interest in working both in

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and

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. Art critic Giles Sutherland, writing in ''

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'', has suggested: "The work of the Edinburgh School is characterised by virtuoso displays in the use of paint, vivid and often non-naturalistic colour and themes such as still-life, seascape and landscape." The following are generally thought of as Edinburgh School painters. *

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(1893–1930) *

William Geissler William Hastie Geissler (1894 - 1963) was a Scottish artist known for his watercolours of the natural world. He was one of The Edinburgh School, and much of his earlier work came from sketching trips undertaken with other members of this group ...

(1894–1963) * Sir William Gillies (1898–1973) * Sir William MacTaggartWilliam MacTaggart is often known as Sir William MacTaggart or William MacTaggart the Younger, to distinguish him from his grandfather

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(no 'a' after the 'M') who was also a painter. (1903–1981) * John Maxwell (1905–1962) * Sir Robin Philipson (1916–1992) * Perpetua Pope (1916-2013) *

Anne Redpath Anne Redpath (1895–1965) was a Scottish artist whose vivid domestic still lifes are among her best-known works. Life Redpath's father was a tweed designer in the Scottish Borders. She saw a connection between his use of colour and her own. ...

(1895–1965) * Adam Bruce Thomson (1885–1976) Some other painters associated with Edinburgh may also be called Edinburgh School artists, or a 'new generation' of the Edinburgh School.

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The 'Edinburgh School' refers to a group of artists whose work shares certain characteristics and is not the same as the '

Edinburgh School of Art Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is one of eleven schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, histor ...

'. This latter name is quite often used for the college even though it has been officially called Edinburgh College of Art since 1907.

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