Travelling was a constant source of inspiration for David Michie RSA (1928-2015) throughout his life. Michie’s paintings were born as a response to the sights that attracted him and from observations captured rapidly in his many sketchbooks, which he referred to as “untidy visual diaries”. Born in the South of France, Michie’s early experiences of light, colour and landscape undeniably had an influence on his work. Travelling was a great nourishment for his artistic imagination, as the whole world was his inspiration. Using his intellect, curiosity and witty sense of humour, Michie shone a new light on the mundane, and with exuberant colours and thoughtfully constructed compositions, he lent significance to his subjects.
Artists featured in this Curation:
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
18 artworks
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Fleming Collection
Anticoli Corrado with Mountain Snow 1954
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Gouache on paper
H 42 x W 56 cm
The Fleming Collection
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The Jugglers 1972
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 46.3 x W 63.6 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
One of the related studies made in the Beaubourg district around the Pompidou Centre in Paris, c.1978. Untitled from a sketchbook, c.1978, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), pen and ink, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 50.5 x W 61 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture / Bridgeman Images . Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Black-Throated Diver by a Shore c.1986
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 45.5 x W 63.5 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
Untitled from a sketchbook, c.1986, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), pen and ink, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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The Cyclists c.1997–1998
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 50.5 x W 60.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
Holding a box of Carrots c.2003, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), oil on canvas, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Musician and Clown – Le grand ballet de Senegal 1968
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on hardboard panel
H 35 x W 45.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on board
H 19 x W 19 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture / Bridgeman Images . Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Conversation in a Portuguese Village 1961–1967
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on hardboard panel
H 50.8 x W 61.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
Untitled from a sketchbook (profile head and shoulders of woman with platter of fish on her head), c.1961-65, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), pastel, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Gypsies at Sintra, Portugal 1964
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on board
H 85.2 x W 125 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
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Frolic 1986
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on hardboard panel
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: McLean Museum and Art Gallery – Inverclyde Council
Man and Dog and Pink Sails, Honfleur c.1980
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 69.5 x W 90 cm
McLean Museum and Art Gallery – Inverclyde Council
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
Seaside Afternoon 1964
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 66 x W 101.6 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
Convolvulus Hawkmoth in a Garden, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), oil on canvas, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
Dark Garden with a Yellow Border
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 127 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture / Bridgeman Images . Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 102 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
Untitled from a sketchbook, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), pen and ink, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
Convolvulus Hawkmoth at a Flower, 1995, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), oil on canvas, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Pink Garden (The Garden of Elizabeth Blackadder and John Houston) c.1983
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 132 x W 152 cm
The Fleming Collection
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At a Hong Kong Dinner Party 1981
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on hardboard panel
H 38.4 x W 51 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: RSA Collections
The Serbian Woman, c.1982, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015), etching and aquatint, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture / Bridgeman Images . Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Virginian Spring, Dogwood and Judas Trees 1998
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 101.2 x W 101.2 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Perth & Kinross Council
Black Girls Walking in a Sunny Shower, Washington 1980
David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 91.4 x W 91.4 cm
Perth & Kinross Council
