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.
Alan Robb in his studio, Newport-on-Tay
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 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 1947
Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 127 x W 101.6 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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 1978
Alan Robb (1946–2020)
Acrylic on canvas
H 75.5 x W 70.5 cm
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums
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 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 1984
Alexander Guy (b.1962)
Oil on canvas
H 139 x W 113 cm
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 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 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 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 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 1987
Neil Irons (b.1964)
Oil on canvas
H 183 x W 305 cm
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 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 2008
Alan Robb (1946–2020)
Oil on linen
H 53 x W 39 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Explore artists in this Curation
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Angus Maywood McEwan (b.1963) -
Graeme Todd (1962–2022) -
Vincent Rattray (1954–2000) -
Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970) -
Neil Irons (b.1964) -
Alan Robb (1946–2020) -
Colin Brown (b.1962) -
Ian Charles Scott (b.1957) -
Alexander Guy (b.1962) -
Lars Stenberg (b.1963) - View all 12