William Gillies RSA
Sisters Emma and Janet, c.1931
Oil on canvas
91 x 75 cm (sight)
106 x 90 cm (frame)
106 x 90 cm (frame)
On loan from City Art Centre
This is the last portrait Gillies painted of his family before he saw paintings by Edvard Munch in Edinburgh in 1931. His two sisters are separated and feel isolated from...
This is the last portrait Gillies painted of his family before he saw paintings by Edvard Munch in Edinburgh in 1931. His two sisters
are separated and feel isolated from each other, but this is the strength of the portrait and not a weakness of composition. At this time Emma was arty and lively, but supported, while Janet was established, religious and independent.
are separated and feel isolated from each other, but this is the strength of the portrait and not a weakness of composition. At this time Emma was arty and lively, but supported, while Janet was established, religious and independent.
