Aberdeen - Art Gallery

On the north side of Schoolhill stands the Neo-classical Art Gallery which was built in 1884 to a design by A. Marshall MacKenzie. It houses a comprehensive collection of 17th-20th century paintings.

Among the most famous are portraits by Raeburn and works by William Turner ("Ely Cathedral", 1796), William Daniell ("Dunnottar Castle", ca. 1800), Dante Gabriel Rossetti ("Mariana", 1870), Ford Madox Brown ("The Romans Build Manchester", ca. 1879), Ben Nicholson ("Still Life, March 14-47", 1947) and David Hockney ("Blue Guitar No. 1", 1976). Impressionists such as Monet, Sisley, Bonnard, Pissaro and Renoir are also represented. Scottish artists with work displayed here include William Dyce ("Titian's First Essay in Color", 1857), Thomas Faed ("Highland Mary", 1857), John Philip ("A Scottish Fair", 1848), Allan Ramsay ("Miss Janet Shairp", 1750), Charles Rennie MacKintosh ("Berberis", 1915) and other representatives of the Glasgow School. George Jameson (1589-1644) also has works exhibited here. Jameson was Scotland's first portrait painter and his studio was situated nearby. Sculptures by Barbara Hepworth and Jacob Epstein are on display in the well-lit entrance hall. The museum possesses interesting collections of British silver, glass and ceramics.