‘In the 1890s he made several watercolours of haunting beauty which developed the vocabulary of his design work, fusing elegant botanical forms and mystical figures into subtle, painted patterns. But it is the landscape watercolours made in France in the last years of his life that are his most innovative and fascinating paintings.’
Charles Rennie Mackintosh in France
By Pamela Robertson
Published by The National Galleries of Scotland
Port Vendres, La Ville Glasgow Museums: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The Lighthouse, Private collection, courtesy of The Fine Art Society, London
The Rock, Private collection
Fetges, Tate: Presented by Walter W. Blackie 1929
Mixed Flowers, Mont Louis The British Museum, London
Charles Rennie Mackintosh in France by Pamela Robertson is published by The National Galleries of Scotland, priced £17.95
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