Magpie [Pica Pica]

Craigie Aitchison (1926 - 2009)

Lithograph

1994

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  • About the work
  • About the artist
    Craigie Aitchison abandoned his law studies to enrol at the Slade School in 1952, alongside fellow artists Paula Rego and Euan Uglow. In 1953 he won the Slade’s prize for best still-life and two years later he studied in Rome on a British Council scholarship. Seeing the colour and narratives of Renaissance Italian art first hand was an enduring influence. He started exhibiting his work in London in the late ‘50s, eventually moving there in 1963. He has exhibited regularly ever since, notably retrospectives at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (1996); and at the Royal Academy (2003). His work can be found in major public collections including Tate, London; Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries; and the Scottish Arts Council.
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    Places
    England, London
    Subjects
    magpie
    Materials & Techniques
    lithograph
  • Details
    Title
    Magpie [Pica Pica]
    Portfolio Title
    Nine London Birds
    Edition
    9/80
    Date
    1994
    Medium
    Lithograph
    Dimensions
    height: 40.50 cm, width: 30.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the Byam Shaw School of Art, June 1994
    Inscription
    bl: 9/80 br: Craigie Aitchison
    GAC number
    16848