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1913 - 2000. Known for: Painting.
Alex Galt was born in Greenock in 1913, the seventh child of a Clydeside brass founder. Living off the frugal earnings of his father’s labour he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art in 1930. While... Read full biography
Alex Galt was born in Greenock in 1913, the seventh child of a Clydeside brass founder. Living off the frugal earnings of his father’s labour he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art in 1930. While at Glasgow he befriended David Donaldson and Bill Crosbie, both contemporaries at the school.... Read full biography
Alex Galt was born in Greenock in 1913, the seventh child of a Clydeside brass founder. Living off the frugal earnings of his father’s labour he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art in 1930. While at Glasgow he befriended David Donaldson and Bill Crosbie, both contemporaries at the school. Donaldson who later became Queen’s Limner in Scotland and Head of the School of Art wrote that he was overawed by Galt’s draughtsmanship “…he could draw like an angel….and …could out Orpen Orpen”. On... Read full biography
Alex Galt was born in Greenock in 1913, the seventh child of a Clydeside brass founder. Living off the frugal earnings of his father’s labour he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art in 1930. While at Glasgow he befriended David Donaldson and Bill Crosbie, both contemporaries at the school. Donaldson who later became Queen’s Limner in Scotland and Head of the School of Art wrote that he was overawed by Galt’s draughtsmanship “…he could draw like an angel….and …could out Orpen Orpen”. On graduation he won the Torrance Award for life painting and his diploma work toured the art schools of Scotland as an example to other students. In the 1930s he befriended the sculptor Jacob Epstein and his reputation began to grow apace. His painting ‘The... Read full biography
Alex Galt was born in Greenock in 1913, the seventh child of a Clydeside brass founder. Living off the frugal earnings of his father’s labour he enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art in 1930. While at Glasgow he befriended David Donaldson and Bill Crosbie, both contemporaries at the school. Donaldson who later became Queen’s Limner in Scotland and Head of the School of Art wrote that he was overawed by Galt’s draughtsmanship “…he could draw like an angel….and …could out Orpen Orpen”. On graduation he won the Torrance Award for life painting and his diploma work toured the art schools of Scotland as an example to other students. In the 1930s he befriended the sculptor Jacob Epstein and his reputation began to grow apace. His painting ‘The Stable Boy’ was purchased by the Caird Museum Bequest in Greenock and it was t... Read full biography