Colin Davidson, R.U.A. b.1968

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

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Description

Colin Davidson, R.U.A.
Belfast Landscape: Looking East from Windsor House
signed, titled and dated 2004 on the stretcher
oil and charcoal on canvas
127 by 127cm.; 50 by 50in.

Exhibited

Belfast, Royal Ulster Academy, 123rd Annual Exhibition, 2004, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, winner of the RUA Gold medal.

Catalogue Note

Born in Belfast and having studied at the Methodist College and the University of Ulster, Davidson has been painting the cityscapes of his birthplace since he was a teenager. The dramatic bird's eye perspective of the present work is typical of his series of Belfast views, made possible by painting from the upper floors of the tallest buildings in the city such as Windsor House (the viewpoint of the present work) the Hilton Hotel, Bedford House and the Knockagh War Memorial.

Having developed the distinctive fresh and impastoed style evident in the present work, Davidson has had solo exhibitions at galleries such as the Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast and the Solomon Gallery, Dublin and his works are held in the collections of public institutions such as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland; Queen's University Belfast; The Office of Public Works, Dublin and the Law Society of Ireland.