Ken Currie

British · b. 1960 · Painter

Ken Currie is a Scottish artist known for figurative painting and portraits. In his early career in the 1980s, he was associated with the New Glasgow Boys group of artists.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ken Currie, MAN WITH TATTOOS, 1987, pencil and pastel on paperMAN WITH TATTOOSLyon & Turnbull · £12,348≈ $15,483≈ €14,446Sign up to see
  2. Ken Currie, TORCH - 1994-5, Oil on linenTORCH - 1994-5Lyon & Turnbull · £5,040≈ $6,291≈ €5,771Sign up to see
  3. Ken Currie, Words of Power, CharcoalWords of PowerLyon & Turnbull · £4,750≈ $6,177≈ €5,544Sign up to see

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Ken Currie is a Scottish artist known for figurative painting and portraits. In his early career in the 1980s, he was associated with the New Glasgow Boys group of artists. Currie was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 2024.

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Born 1960, North ShieldsOccupation PainterWikidata Q6387497 ↗ULAN 500061704 ↗

In the collections of

TateGlasgow Museums Resource CentreGracefield Arts CentreLaing Art GalleryManchester Art GalleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern ArtPeople's Palace

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Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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