Iona

Details

Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1883-1937)
Iona
signed 'F.C.B. Cadell' (lower left), signed again and inscribed 'IONA./by/F.C.B. Cadell./Absorbent ground.' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
14½ x 17¾ in. (36.8 x 45 cm.)
Painted circa 1928.

Provenance

with Lefevre Gallery, Glasgow.
with Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
Andrew Cain.
Purchased by the present owner at the 2002 exhibition.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, The Scottish Colourists, London, Portland Gallery, 2002, p. 32-33, no. 17, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Portland Gallery, The Scottish Colourists, June - July 2002, no 17.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

If Peploe was inspired by Iona's structure of rocks, sand, sea, mountains and sky, Cadell saw these primarily in terms of pure colour. His paintings of the island use a palette of bright greens, pinks, blues and mauve purples, here with touches of yellow, to capture the light. Peploe and Cadell both conveyed the particular atmosphere but each responded to the landscape and its atmosphere in a highly personal way. For Cadell the cloud formation and shadow over the water are as important as the foreground island.

E.C.

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