Portrait of Forrester Wilson

• Reference:GB 1694 NMC/0089
• Dates of Creation:c1930s-1950s
• Name of Creator:
  Coia, Emilio
• Physical Description:
  1

• Scope and Content

  Caricature of artist Forrester Wilson.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Glasgow portrait painter in oil and watercolour, also pastel and occasionally black and white; caricaturist and art critic. Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh. Known for his portraits of performing artists at the Edinburgh Festival illustrated in The Scotsman. Exhibited GI (11), including a portrait of "Sir Robert Philipson" (1978).

• Acquisition Information

  Possibly from Emilio Coia.

• Note

  Glasgow portrait painter in oil and watercolour, also pastel and occasionally black and white; caricaturist and art critic. Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh. Known for his portraits of performing artists at the Edinburgh Festival illustrated in The Scotsman. Exhibited GI (11), including a portrait of "Sir Robert Philipson" (1978).

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Pen and ink on board
  Dimensions: 505 x 300 mm

• Additional Information

  Published

• Subjects

  Drawings (visual works)

  Fine arts

  Portraits