The artists

Craigie Aitchison

Born: 13 January 1926, in Edinburgh.

Studied: 1936 - 1941 Loretto School, Musselburgh
1941 Basil Paterson & Ainslie, Tutors, Edinburgh.

1970 Awarded Edwin Austin Premier Scholarship for Painting
1978 Elected Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Arts
1988 Elected Member of Royal Academy of Arts.
Died 21 December 2009, in London, aged 83.

Craigie Aitchison was one of the most-exhibited, commercially successful painters and printmakers in Britain. His colourful still-lifes, nudes, portraits, crucifixions and landscapes are immediately recognisable, works that have acquired a cult status and divided critical opinion.