Douglas Swan (1930-2000) Original painting, American/Scottish, Arbroath Scotland

Little more about the artist. Douglas Litterick Swan was born in Connecticut, USA in 1930 of Scottish parents and moved to Carnoustie on the east coast of Scotland with his family in 1936 at the age of six. Swan then took a brief residency at Patrick Allan Fraser? S Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, were he studied under Ian Fleming and received a Post Graduate Diploma. He also studied at Trinity College of Music in London.

They painted together in Somerset and then in Cornwall. In 1958 he was awarded a British Council Scholarship for study in Italy. While on scholarship in Milan, Swan enjoyed the vibrant contemporary art scene of the time provided by Lucio Fontana, Enrico Castellani and Roberto Crippa. During the late 1960s Swan moved to Switzerland with his wife Barbara (nee Kückels) and became an important and established 20th Century Abstract painter. In the mid 1970s, they moved to Bonn, living at first in Mozart, and then in Göbenstrasse.

Throughout his life, Swan would often return to his parental home of Carnoustie where he continued to paint and draw inspiration. In 1986 he was awarded the Kunststipendium des Stadt, a major award given annually by the City of Bonn. During his career, Swan showed at the RSA (Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh), Young Contemporaries, London Group, Gimpel Fils, AIA (Artists International Association), and had a series of one-man shows in Italy, Germany and Switzerland. His time spent in Carnoustie, Arbroath, resulted in a series of solo exhibitions in the UK most significantly with the Stone Gallery in 1964. His works are held in public and private galleries/collections in the UK, Brazil, Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

Douglas Swan died in Germany on 7th June 2000, a result of a traffic accident. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "hairy-hoof" and is located in this country: GB.

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• Year of Production: 1930
• Artist: Douglas Swan
• Type: Painting
• Signed By: Douglas Swan
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Signed: Yes
• Material: Paper, Mixed Media
• Framing: Framed
• Production Technique: Mixed Media
• Subject: Landscape, Arbroath