Exhibition

The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives

7 February - 28 June 2025
10:00 - 17:00

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Discover the groundbreaking exhibition showcasing the Scottish Colourists in the context of their European contemporaries.

Discover the groundbreaking exhibition in partnership with the Fleming Collection, which for the first time showcases the Scottish Colourists in the context of their European contemporaries, interrogating how this international generation of radical painters forged a new language of colour in the early 20th century.

The Scottish Colourists — SJ Peploe, JD Fergusson, GL Hunter, and FCB Cadell — are widely recognised as pioneers of early 20th-century Scottish art. Often exhibited as a quartet, their work will now be shown in the company of key figures such as Matisse and Derain, as well as the Bloomsbury Group’s Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. The exhibition also explores a possible ‘Celtic’ influence through the works of Welsh artists Augustus John and John Dickson Innes, and Ireland’s Roderic O’Connor.

Join us on a journey through the avant-garde movement as conventions are challenged around who should be considered the leading radical painters from 1905 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. This exploration culminates in the formation of the Scottish Colourists as a distinct group in the 1920s and 30s, highlighting the influence of French colour and Scottish light on their work as painters of landscape, still life and interiors.

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Dovecot Studios

Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH1 1LT
01315 503660

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Opening times

Gallery & Shop
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm

Sunday: 10am - 5pm (August only)

Tapestry Studio Viewing Balcony
Monday - Friday: 12pm - 3pm
Saturday: 10am - 5pm

Sunday: 10am - 5pm (August only)

Café
Monday - Saturday: 9:30am - 4pm

Sunday: 9:30am - 4pm (August only)

Please note the balcony and galleries may occasionally be closed for special events. We recommend checking our website for up-to-date opening times before planning your visit.

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