Oil paintings in public ownership in Aberdeen
By: master patron (Scotland), Magnus Linklater ; funding patron, Mercers' Company ; coordinators, Vikki Duncan & Pam Woolliscroft ; photographer, Mike Davidson [Andrew Ellis, director ; Daniel Whibley, head of editorial and production]
Contributors: Mercers' Company (London, England); Public Catalogue Foundation
Series: Oil paintings in public ownership; The Mercers' series; Oil paintings in public ownership; Mercers' series
Publisher: Public Catalogue Foundation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9781904931997
Subjects: Art museums; Catalogs; Art; Painting; Collectors and collecting; Ölmalerei; Sammlung
Description: This catalogue brings together some 3,300 paintings in public ownership in Aberdeen. Often referred to as Scotland's third city, the history of Aberdeen is tied in with the old traditions of the fishing and shipbuilding industries. Major collections such as those at Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, Robert Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen are featured alongside smaller collections including The Gordon Highlanders Museum and Aberdeen Grammar School. Paintings by Cadell, Hogarth, Landseer, Léger, Monet, Peploe, Reynolds and Spencer are among the eight collections catalogued in the city.--http://www.thepcf.org.uk.
Notes: Includes index.

"Patron HRH the Duchess of Cornwall."