DONALD HAMILTON FRASER | Eilan Donan Castle, Wester Ross
Oil on Paper
Signed lower right
46 x 38 cms / 18" x 15"
A striking example of Fraser’s masterful command of colour and form, Eilean Donan Castle, Wester Ross captures the rugged grandeur of the Scottish Highlands through his distinctive semi-abstract lens. Rendered in bold, textured layers of paint, Fraser evokes the atmospheric presence of the historic castle and surrounding landscape with expressive brushwork and a vibrant, harmonious palette. Exhibiting the artist’s trademark balance of abstraction and structure, this work exemplifies Fraser’s unique contribution to British post-war modernism.
Donald Hamilton Fraser is a highly acclaimed British painter. Fraser attended the prestigious St. Martin's School of Art alongside notable contemporaries including Frank Auerbach. Over the course of his career, Fraser had frequent one man exhibitions at Gimpel Fils in London and Paul Rosenberg Gallery in New York.
Fraser's predominant subject matter was the landscape. Inspired by the Scottish landscape of his ancestors, he combined this with his affinity with French Modern painting experienced first hand in Paris during his studies there in the 1950s. His landscapes were executed with vibrant colours and broad brushstrokes. Fraser layered thick bright paint with a palette knife to produce an almost collage-like effect, whilst forming abstract dream-like fields of colour.
Fraser taught at the Royal College of Art for much of his career, and received numerous awards for his painting. He was elected as a member of the Royal Academy in 1975.
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