This website presents paintings by Edwin G Lucas, a Scottish artist who lived from 1911 to 1990. His paintings are Modernist in style and many feature Surrealist elements developed during the 1930s.

The site contains Edwin's Biography, Galleries of digital images, information about Exhibitions of the paintings, Publications about Edwin and his paintings, and links to Press articles and other news items. Please get in Contact if you would like more information.

Current Exhibition:

The Shape of the Night by Edwin G Lucas and The Cello Player by William Crosbie

Edwin's 1939 painting "The Shape of the Night" is back on display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (on Level 2 of Modern One). The new display is titled "Surrealism: Picturing the Strange" and show-cases Scotland’s world class collection of surrealist art. It features international stars such as Salvador Dalí, Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró and Toyen. Scotland is represented by Edwin Lucas and William Crosbie. 

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Picture of the Month: Photo July 1957

Here's a photo of Edwin with his sons Frank and Alan, taken in July 1957, shortly after Alan's birth. Family responsibilities led to Edwin stopping painting, but the house was decorated with many of his paintings. In the background here we see "Roofscape", painted in 1951 and featuring a Cubist take on the tenement buildings of the Old Town of Edinburgh.

Edwin Lucas with sons Frank and Alan, July 1957

Roofscape, 1951, Oil on Canvas, 50cm x 60cm