2021 marks the centenary of the birth of Joan Eardley, who is now recognised as one of Scotland’s most important artists.
We asked our staff to select their favourite works from those which will be featured as part of the exhibition on Joan Eardley, due to open in November 2021 at Perth Museum and Art Gallery
Summer Grasses and Barley on the Clifftop c.1962
Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
Oil on board
H 110.2 x W 137.8 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
Children and Chalked Wall 3 1962–1963
Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
Oil, newspaper & metal foil on canvas
H 61 x W 68.6 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
Snow II c.1961
Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
Oil on board
H 78 x W 99 cm
University of Dundee Fine Art Collections
Winter Sea III 1959
Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
Oil on canvas (?)
H 100.3 x W 159.4 cm
The Fleming Collection
Rag and Bone Shop, Glasgow mid-20th C
Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)
Gouache
H 33 x W 26.5 cm
The Fleming Collection