William Gillies RSA
Two Jugs, Flowers and Conch Shell, c.1952
Oil on canvas
66.7 x 88.9 cm (sight)
77 x 98.3 cm (frame)
77 x 98.3 cm (frame)
From the RSA Collection
It was not until the early 1950s that electricity came to the village of Temple, where Gillies had moved in 1939. Working mostly in the evenings, he would arrange objects...
It was not until the early 1950s that electricity came to the village of Temple, where Gillies had moved in 1939. Working mostly in the evenings, he would arrange objects on a table and light it with an oil lamp, creating a pattern of strong shadows. There are clever illusions in this still life, which make us question what is real and what is not.
