The Seasons

Scope and Content

Triptych showing countryside activities - horse riding, sailing, haymaking etc.

Administrative / Biographical History

Fyffe Christie was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1946-1951, under muralist Walter Pritchard. He was a teacher at Barking Abbey Comprehensive School, Barking in the later years of his life. Christie had a good career as an artist, perhaps most famous for his murals and work in Scotland. He followed the artistic developments of European Modernism closely - it is easy to see the influence of painters like Matisse and Cezanne on his later works.

Acquisition Information

Gifted to GSA by the artist's widow, 2014

Note

Fyffe Christie was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1946-1951, under muralist Walter Pritchard. He was a teacher at Barking Abbey Comprehensive School, Barking in the later years of his life. Christie had a good career as an artist, perhaps most famous for his murals and work in Scotland. He followed the artistic developments of European Modernism closely - it is easy to see the influence of painters like Matisse and Cezanne on his later works.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Oil on board. 3 panels.

Custodial History

Painted for the Lennard Day Hospital, Bromley, Kent and then relocated to the Canada Wing of the Orpington Hospital, before being presented to GSA.

Additional Information

Published