Born in Dunfermline in 1929, Alexander Cree was a painter in oils, pastels and watercolours, his themes being landscapes, interiors, portraits and rustic scenes. He studied at the Edinburgh College of Art between the years 1946 and 1950 under Robin Philipson, William MacTaggart, Leonard Rosoman and William Gillies Later he entered a teaching career but from his studio in East Linton he continued to paint and exhibited more than 40 paintings at the Royal Scottish Academy between 1950 and 1980, mainly East Lothian landscapes and genre and still life paintings. As well as solo shows at a number of Edinburgh Galleries, he exhibited at the RSW, the SSA, and the Royal Glasgow Institute. His work is held with the Scottish Arts Council, the Nuffield Foundation and British Transport Hotels.
A delightful pastel by the Dunfermline-born artist and teacher Alexander Cree. Titled “The Tyne Valley, Autumn” this work is dated 1989 and bears a label, verso, for the Macauley Gallery in Dunbar. Signed, lower right and in good condition in its original frame.
Measures 17.5 cm wide by 20 cm deep (35 cm by 39 cm in its frame).
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