Exhibition by renowned painted Alison Watt comes to Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
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The new exhibition, A Portrait Without Likeness, is coming to Inverness this week after success in the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
Alison Watt is known for her intricate large-scale paintings of drapery and folds.
The new series of paintings are inspired by the practice of Allan Ramsay, an 18th century painter.
High Life Highland’s exhibitions officer Cathy Shankland is looking forward to the exhibition.
“We have had the pleasure and privilege of working in partnership with the National Galleries of Scotland on a number of occasions and we are delighted that, through their support, this thoughtful and exquisite exhibition can be enjoyed by visitors in Inverness as well as in Edinburgh," she said.
Watt has long admired Ramsay's portraits, especially of his first and second wives.
Director of European and Scottish Art and Portraiture at the National Galleries of Scotland Christopher Baker added: “Alison Watt’s beautiful and serene paintings in this inspiring exhibition are the result of a profound study of historical Scottish portraiture, but also stand as a brilliant new and thought-provoking development in the work of one of our greatest contemporary artists.
“They have been admired and enjoyed by many visitors to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and we are absolutely delighted that they can now be seen in Inverness, where I have no doubt they will prove immensely popular.”
The exhibition will run from January 29 to April 2.
