The Seasons
- Reference:GB 1694 NMC/1635
- Dates of Creation:c1970
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:3 items
Scope and Content
Triptych showing countryside activities - horse riding, sailing, haymaking etc.
Administrative / Biographical History
Fyffe Christie was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1946-1951, under muralist Walter Pritchard. He was a teacher at Barking Abbey Comprehensive School, Barking in the later years of his life. Christie had a good career as an artist, perhaps most famous for his murals and work in Scotland. He followed the artistic developments of European Modernism closely - it is easy to see the influence of painters like Matisse and Cezanne on his later works.
Acquisition Information
Gifted to GSA by the artist's widow, 2014
Note
Fyffe Christie was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1946-1951, under muralist Walter Pritchard. He was a teacher at Barking Abbey Comprehensive School, Barking in the later years of his life. Christie had a good career as an artist, perhaps most famous for his murals and work in Scotland. He followed the artistic developments of European Modernism closely - it is easy to see the influence of painters like Matisse and Cezanne on his later works.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Oil on board. 3 panels.
Custodial History
Painted for the Lennard Day Hospital, Bromley, Kent and then relocated to the Canada Wing of the Orpington Hospital, before being presented to GSA.
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