Self Portrait with Figures, 1951
From September 2014 to February 2015 we used Pictures of the Month to illustrate Edwin's journey from a painter of conventional landscapes in the 1930s to producing Surrealist works that are quite unlike anything his contemporaries were doing in the 40s and early 50s.
In January 2015 we featured Self Portrait with Figures. It was painted in 1951 and first shown at Edwin's solo exhibition at the New Gallery in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh in 1951. It shows Edwin at work in his studio at 5 Alva Street, Edinburgh. It's the only painting that shows something of the internal layout of the studio, which is clearly on the top floor of the building.
In January 2015 we featured Self Portrait with Figures. It was painted in 1951 and first shown at Edwin's solo exhibition at the New Gallery in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh in 1951. It shows Edwin at work in his studio at 5 Alva Street, Edinburgh. It's the only painting that shows something of the internal layout of the studio, which is clearly on the top floor of the building.
