The Fleming Collection presents Land and Landscape. The Painting of James Morrison an exhibition on view 19 February to 6 April 2013. An exhibition of landscapes to mark the artist’s 80th birthday.
James Morrison, Old Montrose Winter 1984 91 x 122 cms, oil on board, The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation.
Born in Glasgow in 1932, James “Jimmy” Morrison studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1950-4. In 1957, along with Anda Paterson and James Spence, he founded the Glasgow Group of artists
The Fleming Collection is the finest collection of Scottish art in private hands and the only dedicated museum granting public access to Scottish art all year round. The collection comprises over 750 oils and watercolours from 1770 to the present day including works by Raeburn, Ramsay, Wilkie, and the iconic paintings of the Highland Clearances, The Last of the Clan by Thomas Faed and Lochaber No More by John Watson Nicol. It is particularly noted for its works by William McTaggart, the Glasgow Boys, D.Y. Cameron, Anne Redpath and a superb group of paintings by the Colourists. It remains a living collection through further acquisitions, focusing in particular on young Scottish artists.
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