ADDITIONAL WORKS

In her home on the south side of Edinburgh, Elizabeth Blackadder works quietly away, taking no heed of the awards and accolades with which she has been bestowed. For her the studio life, a life she shared with her husband and fellow painter John Houston, has been all consuming. The challenges of each artwork whether oil, watercolour or print are the sole focus of her attention. This modest collection of works on paper does not attempt to tell her story, or highlight any particular aspect of her oeuvre. Rather each work, from early still lifes to recent etchings, allows us to see a master in full command of her craft. Her favourite subjects are the things that surround her everyday life; souvenirs of foreign travels, flowers from the garden, thequirks of the boisterous Toby, Fred or Amalia or fresh fish from the market. Born in Falkirk in 1931, Blackadderstudied at The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art. In 1954 she was awarded a Carnegie Travelling Scholarshipand travelled throughout southern Europewith fellow painter and her future husbandJohn Houston. She travelled widely withHouston throughout her career, includingseveral trips to Japan.

Blackadder first exhibited with The Scottish Gallery in 1961 and it is a relationship which continues to this day. She was elected a Member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972, and was made a Royal Academician in 1976 (she was the first woman ever to be elected to both institutions). She has four honorary doctorates.In 2001 she became the first woman in the 300 year history of the office to be made Her Majestys painter and limner in Scotland, and was later awarded a Damehood in 2003.Public and private collections include Tate Britain, The Scottish National Gallery ofModern Art in Edinburgh, Glasgow Museums and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.She was the subject of a major retrospe tive at the National Galleries of Scotland in 2011 to celebrate her 80th birthday. She lives and works in Edinburgh.

Elizabeth Blackadder will be the subject of a major exhibition at The Scottish Gallery in August 2016.

Crabs and Lobsterswatercolour, 72 x 59 cmssigned lower right

Fish Market, Venice, 2012etching, 20 x 29 cms, edition of 50

Four Fish, 2013screenprint, 30 x 39.5 cms, edition of 80

Venice Dog, 2013etching, 37 x 34 cms, edition of 40

Venice Cats, 2003coloured etching, 30 x 36 cms, edition of 80

Amalia Sleeping, 2003etching, 30 x 36 cms, edition of 80

Fred, 2003coloured etching, 30 x 36 cms, edition of 80

Duomo, San Petronio, Bologna, 2000etching, 10 x 15 cms, edition of 50

Achiltibuie, 1970pastel, 40 x 49 cmssigned and dated lower right

Provenance: Private Collection, Channel Islands

Lilies and Poppies, 2003screenprint, 63.5 x 93 cms, edition of 45

Laeliocattleya Chinco La Tuilerie, 2009etching, 60 x 52 cms, edition of 50

Irises, 2012etching, 48 x 69 cms, edition of 50

Wild Flowers, 2013screenprint, 72.5 x 89.5, edition 65

Irises, Lilies, Tulips, 2013etching, 37 x 41.5 cms, edition of 40