Avril Paton’s The Four Graces has gone on display in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the building depicted in the painting. Paton, known for her art capturing the city, particularly the west end, said: “When I started painting in Glasgow in 1982, the city and its citizens became the principle focus of my artistic strivings. I fell in love with the people and the places that became part of my daily life.
“The feelings were so strong that they drove forward and sustained my work for many years. My latest work, The Four Graces, depicts Kelvingrove Museum, a place much loved by generations of Glaswegians and many others. It is an honour to have this work on show in the building that inspired it, a place that continues to inspire me.”
Chair of Glasgow Life, Councillor David McDonald, said: “It’s wonderful to welcome such a beautiful painting as Paton’s The Four Graces to Kelvingrove and share it with the million plus people who visit the museum every year. Given Avril’s popularity in the city we expect this will be a real highlight over the summer.”
The Four Graces will hang in the Glasgow Stories gallery on the ground floor of Kelvingrove Museum until November.
