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This exhibition offers a meander along the South Ayrshire Coast, featuring works from the South Ayrshire Council Fine Art collection, with captions researched and created by local members of the U3A Working Art Appreciation Group.


We started this exhibition just before lockdown, and purposefully limited our choice to paintings held in a particular store. During lockdown, we were further restricted, now only able to include works from our list that are on the Art UK website. We embraced this (even bent a few rules along the way!). The resultant selection shines a spotlight on lesser known works that deserve to be enjoyed!


Visit South Ayrshire for the lovely beaches? Stay for the sunsets!

27 artworks
Ayr Low Green
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Ayr Low Green

Robert Bryden (1865–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 22.8 x W 33 cm

South Ayrshire Council

The Pleasure Beach
© the artist's estate. Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

The Pleasure Beach

William Drummond Bone (1907–1979)

Acrylic (?) on canvas

H 76.7 x W 55.3 cm

South Ayrshire Council

A Breezy Day by the Sea
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

A Breezy Day by the Sea

William Drummond Bone (1907–1979)

Oil on canvas

H 62 x W 74.5 cm

Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

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

Seaside

William Drummond Bone (1907–1979)

Oil on canvas

H 75 x W 59.5 cm

Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

Ayr Shore
© the artist's estate. Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Ayr Shore 1975

William Drummond Bone (1907–1979)

Oil on board

H 49.7 x W 75.4 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Fisherfolk
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Fisherfolk 1877

Robert McGregor (1847–1922)

Oil on canvas

H 59 x W 90 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Greenan Castle, Ayrshire
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Greenan Castle, Ayrshire

Edmund Thornton Crawford (1806–1885)

Oil on canvas

H 45.8 x W 64.9 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Greenan
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Greenan

Alfred James Thompson (1853–1924)

Oil on canvas

H 39 x W 59.8 cm

South Ayrshire Council

First Day Dunure
© the artist's estate. Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

First Day Dunure 1946

William Crosbie (1915–1999)

Oil on board

H 12.8 x W 29.7 cm

South Ayrshire Council

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Image credit: South Ayrshire Council Libraries

Dunure, Ayrshire

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Image credit: South Ayrshire Council Libraries

Discharging Herring at Dunure

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Image credit: The Glasgow School of Art

The Immortals at Dunure

The Immortals at Dunure, image courtesy The Glasgow School of Art

Maidens
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Maidens

Douglas Harvey (c.1821–after 1900)

Oil on board

H 63.7 x W 58.3 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Rocky Coast Scene in Rain
© the copyright holder. Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Rocky Coast Scene in Rain 1920

Walter Armstrong

Oil on canvas

H 54.4 x W 89.4 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Culzean Castle and Bay
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Culzean Castle and Bay 1879

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 59.1 x W 120.4 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Girvan
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Girvan 1875

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 59 x W 115.7 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Girvan Harbour, 1990
© the copyright holder. Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Girvan Harbour, 1990 1990

D. M. Caldon

Oil on board

H 20.3 x W 31.7 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Herring Fishing
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Herring Fishing 1887

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 74.4 x W 120.4 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Returning from Fishing
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Returning from Fishing 1876

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 39.4 x W 65 cm

South Ayrshire Council

The Barque 'Camelot'
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

The Barque 'Camelot' 1875/1876

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on card

H 22.8 x W 34 cm

South Ayrshire Council

The Sands, Vessels on the Rocks
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

The Sands, Vessels on the Rocks 1875

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 59.8 x W 115.6 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Ailsa Craig with Clan Campbell Ashore
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Ailsa Craig with Clan Campbell Ashore 1881

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 29 x W 43 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Squall off Ailsa Craig
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Squall off Ailsa Craig 1877

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 121.4 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Kennedy's Pass near Girvan
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Kennedy's Pass near Girvan 1876

William Muir (1828–1910)

Oil on canvas

H 34.5 x W 65 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Kilbrennan Sound
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Kilbrennan Sound

James Lawton Wingate (1846–1924)

Oil on canvas

H 39.7 x W 49.6 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Misty Day, Sound of Kilbrannon
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Misty Day, Sound of Kilbrannon

John James Bannatyne (1836–1911)

Oil on canvas

H 44.3 x W 59.7 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Ayr Harbour
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Ayr Harbour

James Douglas (1858–1911) (attributed to)

Oil on board

H 49.3 x W 59.3 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Ayr Harbour
© the copyright holder. Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Ayr Harbour

Thomas Bonar Lyon (1873–1955)

Oil on panel

H 19.8 x W 24 cm

South Ayrshire Council

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Image credit: South Ayrshire Council Libraries

Artist Bonar Lyon at Dunure

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Image credit: Joy Gladstone

This view of Ayr Harbour as it is today.

River Ayr from the Cage Walk
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

River Ayr from the Cage Walk

unknown artist

Oil on canvas

H 41.8 x W 75.4 cm

South Ayrshire Council

Troon, North Beach
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council

Troon, North Beach 1879

Malcolm Stewart (1829–1916)

Oil on canvas

H 59.4 x W 90.2 cm

South Ayrshire Council