Alan Robb (1946-2020) was Head of Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee from 1983-2003 and had a huge impact on a generation of artists. In particular, a group of painters emerged from Dundee in the 1980s with a distinctive visual style that owed much to Alan's influence - he later termed them 'the Dundee Imagists'. This exhibition celebrates his legacy, exploring his own influences and showing work by some of the imagist painters he inspired.

19 artworks
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© Bruce Pert. Image credit: Bruce Pert

Alan Robb in his studio, Newport-on-Tay

Clip Strip
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

Clip Strip 1978–1980 & 2011

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Acrylic on canvas

H 182.5 x W 162.2 cm

Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

Untitled
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

Untitled 1968

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Oil on board

H 69.8 x W 45 cm

Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

In the Image of Man
© the copyright holder. Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

In the Image of Man 1947

Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970)

Oil on canvas

H 127 x W 101.6 cm

IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Arbroath Boat Yard
© the artist's estate. Image credit: ANGUSalive

Arbroath Boat Yard 1968

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Oil on board

H 95.6 x W 121.5 cm

ANGUSalive

Light and Heavy
© Royal College of Art. Image credit: Royal College of Art

Light and Heavy 1972

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Oil on canvas

H 121.5 x W 76.5 cm

Royal College of Art

A Positive Step towards the Negative
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

A Positive Step towards the Negative 1973–1974

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Acrylic on canvas

H 152 x W 182 cm

Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

One More Time
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

One More Time 1978

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Acrylic on canvas

H 75.5 x W 70.5 cm

Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

Country Dances (Symphonic Form)
© the artist's estate. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Country Dances (Symphonic Form) 1982–1985

Peter Godfrey Collins (1935–2023)

Oil on board

H 119 x W 180 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Venus Mourning Adonis
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Venus Mourning Adonis 1999/2002

Ronald Forbes (b.1947)

Acrylic on linen

H 178 x W 213 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Bingo Girl
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Bingo Girl 1984

Alexander Guy (b.1962)

Oil on canvas

H 139 x W 113 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

The Acrobat
© the artist's estate. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

The Acrobat 1984

Graeme Todd (1962–2022)

Oil on board

H 143 x W 132 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Untitled
© the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Untitled 1985

Vincent Rattray (1954–2000)

Oil on canvas

H 213 x W 153 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

… But Some Are More Equal than Others
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

… But Some Are More Equal than Others 1985

Lars Stenberg (b.1963)

Oil on board

H 244 x W 123 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Peace Rules the Day where Reason Rules the Mind
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Peace Rules the Day where Reason Rules the Mind 1986

Colin Brown (b.1962)

Oil on canvas

H 111 x W 151 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

On the Retiral of John McLeod, Senior Guardsman, Wick Railway Station
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

On the Retiral of John McLeod, Senior Guardsman, Wick Railway Station 1986

Ian Charles Scott (b.1957)

Oil on board

H 243 x W 122 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

The Last Order
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

The Last Order 1987

Neil Irons (b.1964)

Oil on canvas

H 183 x W 305 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Ecco Homo
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Ecco Homo c.1987

Angus Maywood McEwan (b.1963)

Oil on canvas

H 182 x W 182 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Lonely Beach
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

Lonely Beach 1995

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Oil on linen

H 54 x W 64 cm

Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

Egum Baba Abaoula – The Soul in PURGATORY
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

Egum Baba Abaoula – The Soul in PURGATORY 2008

Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Oil on linen

H 53 x W 39 cm

Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University