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Gifted: New Acquisitions at the City Art Centre
Recent gifts and bequests to the city's Scottish art collection: paintings, prints, sculpture and photographs by Barns-Graham, Bellany, Crowe, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Jessie M. King and more.
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Jessie M. King's Fraunchyse, an Art Nouveau drawing from around 1907, shows two women standing beneath the word itself, lettered across the top. It came to Edinburgh as a gift, and so did everything else in this show.
The show gathers more than 50 recent gifts and bequests to the city's Fine Art collection, by over 40 Scottish artists, from 19th-century oil paintings to contemporary prints. Some were given by the artists themselves, others by cultural organisations and members of the public, and the show tells the story behind each acquisition. You'll find Victoria Crowe, John Bellany, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Bet Low and Will Maclean among them.
Many of the works are on display for the first time since they arrived, and the curator, Helen Scott, hopes you leave with a new personal favourite. Entry is free, the gallery is open daily from 10am with last entry at 4.30pm, and it runs until 6 June 2027.
Editor's pick
Paintings, prints, sculpture and photographs recently given to the city's collection, from Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and John Bellany to Ian Hamilton Finlay and Jessie M. King. Free.
Look for
Jessie M. King's Fraunchyse
Look for two women drawn in fine Art Nouveau line, c.1907, with the word Fraunchyse lettered above them.
Robin Philipson's Poppies on a Gold Ground
A colourful 1984 still life of poppies set against a gold background.
David Cass's miniature scenes
A group of tiny scenes the contemporary artist painted directly onto found objects.
Good for
- Cheap Culture
- Locals Who've Seen It All
- Rainy Days
Skip if
You want one artist or one theme: this is over 50 works by 40-plus artists, linked by being gifts.
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- Gifted: New Acquisitions at the City Art CentreJessie M. King, Fraunchyse (detail), c.1907. City of Edinburgh Museums & Galleries (Photo: Fine Art Society)
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- City Art CentreMacfack / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FruitmarketStefan Schäfer, Lich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stills: Centre for PhotographyKirsty S. Ross / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Museum of ChildhoodPretzelles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Writers' MuseumStefan Schäfer, Lich (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0