ALAN MACDONALD: Journeys into the Unknown
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Alan MacdonaldBlessed are the Bleak, 2019oil on linen168cm x 152cm
66" x 60"Sold -
Alan MacdonaldBuffalo Pearls, 2019oil on linen114cm x 92cm
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Alan MacdonaldMr Improbable, 2019oil on board76cm x 60cm
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Alan MacdonaldLeading a Horse to Water, 2019oil on board50cm x 60cm
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Alan MacdonaldWolf Haul, 2019oil on board50cm x 60cm
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Alan MacdonaldBeast from the East, 2019oil on board60cm x 50cmSold
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Alan MacdonaldChug, 2019oil on board43cm x 40cm
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Alan MacdonaldTrap to Catch a Sinner, 2019oil on board43cm x 30cm
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Alan MacdonaldQueen Bean, 2019oil on board43cm x 40cm
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Alan MacdonaldThe Fully Automated Madame Le Bonbonoil on board43cm x 40cm
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Alan MacdonaldPearl Fisher, 2019oil on board36cm x 30cm
(53.5cm x 47.5cm framed)Sold -
Alan MacdonaldThe Secret Garden, 2019oil on board60cm x 50cmSold
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Alan MacdonaldFly me to the Moon, 2019oil on board30cm x 25cmSold
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Alan MacdonaldShip of Fools, 2019oil on board30cm x 25cm
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Alan MacdonaldShip of Ghouls, 2019oil on board30cm x 25cm
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Alan MacdonaldMadame Le Bonbonoil on board30.5 x 25.4 cm
12 x 10 inSold
It is common to see a huddle of admirers in front of an Alan Macdonald painting; the on-lookers savouring the painting’s almost theatrical performance. Our huddle tries, and ultimately fails, to de-riddle Macdonald’s painterly fable of the absurd. They are also mesmerised by Macdonald’s mastery of Dutch and Renaissance painting, which he interweaves with the ephemera and lyrics of modern life.
Few can ignore an Alan Macdonald paintings, for every one is a compositional masterpiece.
The comparison with other artists is obvious. Caravaggio, Goya, Rembrandt and maybe even the endlessly-looping Escher all spring to mind, but so do musicians: Puccini, Verdi and Bowie. It is no surprise that Macdonald has gained such a deep and increasingly wide reputation.
It is a great honour to show these latest works by such an important Scottish artist in Kilmorack Gallery once again.