Alasdair Gray: Works

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From the series ‘The Scot’s Hippo’

2007	The Scots Hippo (1), 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	The Scots Hippo (2), 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	The Scots Hippo (3), 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	The Scots Hippo (4), 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	The Scots Hippo (5), 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	The Scots Hippo (6), 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	The Scots Hippo (7), 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm

Unserialized Works

2007	‘Lucy McKenzie’, 2007 album cover
	From the Soul’s Proper Loneliness, 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	Medici Florence (‘Old Men in Love’), 2007 ink on card 33.1 x 80.8 cm
	Socrates infront of the Parthenon (‘Old Men in Love’), 2007 ink on card 40.5 x 80.9 cm
	That Death Will Break the Salt-Fresh Cockle Hand, 2007 screenprint 76 x 56 cm
	View of Tunnock’s Hillhead (‘Old Men in Love’), 2007 ink on card 40.6 x 80.9 cm
2006	Andrew with Stick, 2006
	Box Head 5/202548, 2006 pen and paint on corrugated card 34.5 x 36 cm
	Domestic Conversation, 2006 silkscreen 26.5 x 34 cm
	From an Eastern Empire, 2006 silkscreen 37 x 24.5 cm
	Laura Fiorentini and Paul Scott, 2006 acrylic and oil on canvas 51 x 75 cm
2005	Chris Boyce, 2005 pencil oil and acrylic
	From an Eastern Empire, 2005 silkscreen print 40 x 26 cm
	Nina Watching the Simpsons, 2005 pencil and acrylic
	Sausage Snack, 2005 ballpoint and paint pen on notebook cover 30.5 x 19.5 cm
	The Star, 2005 lithograph 26.5 x 19 cm
	The White Dog, 2005 lithograph 26.5 x 19 cm
	Things with Eyeballs, 2005 ballpoint and paint pen on notebook cover
2004	Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man (Seven Days), 2004 magazine cover
2003	‘A Poet’s Polemic: John Burnside’, 2003 book jacket
	‘Five Readings of Plays by Alasdair Gray’, 2003 poster
	Portait of Edwin Morgan, 2003 pencil, acrylic, watercolour and ink
	Portrait of Betty Pearson, 2003 pencil and pen
	Portrait of Edwin Morgan, 2003 pencil, pen, crayon, acrylic and oil on board
2002	Archie Hind, 2002 pencil on paper 8.5 x 6 cm
	Joy Hendry, Editor of Chapman, 2002 print
2001	‘A Short Survey of Classic Scottish Writing’, 2001 book jacket
	‘Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair’, 2001 poster
	James Dando, 2001 pen, watercolour, and acrylic on brown paper 32 x 46.5 cm
2000	‘A Book of Prefaces’ endpaper design, 2000
	Catriona Hain, 2000 pen on brown paper tinted
	Portrait of Robert Copstick, 2000 pencil, crayon, acrylic and oil on hardboard
	Robin Moore and Helen Paine, 2000 oil and acrylic on paper
1999	David and Fiona Gray, 1999 ink, oil and acrylic
	Joyce O’Neill, 1999 pencil and watercolour on brown paper
1998	‘Anniversary of John MacLean’s Death’, 1998 poster
	‘H’(Annex Theatre Company), 1998 poster
	‘Working Legs: A Play for People Without Them’, 1998 poster
1997	‘Why Scots Should Rule’, 1997 book jacket
	Portrait of Stephanie Wolfe-Murray, 1997
	Self-Portrait, 1997 print
	Self-Portrait (for flyleaf of ‘100 Songs of Scotland’), 1997 pen, pencil, crayon and acrylic on brown paper
1996	‘Brave Art’, 1996 flyer
	‘Sing as if You Live in the Early Days of a Better Nation’, 1996 34 x 27.5cm
	‘Spitting in the Face of Eve’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1996 poster
	Songs of Scotland: ‘Bonnie Charlie (Mostly)’, 1996
	Songs of Scotland: ‘Come All Ye’, 1996
	Songs of Scotland: ‘Exile’, 1996
	Songs of Scotland: ‘Love Satisfied’, 1996
	Songs of Scotland: ‘Skulduggery and Sudden Death’, 1996
	Songs of Scotland: ‘So It’s War!’, 1996
1995	‘Cat and Mouse’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1995 poster
	‘Coming Apart’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1995 poster
	Angela and Scott, 1995 pencil and ink on brown paper
	Bonnie Broukit Bairn, 1995 acrylic on board
	Portrait of Walter Cairns, 1995 pencil and acrylic on paper
	Professor Bryce (1), 1995 tinted drawing
	Tree of Dunfermline History, Abbots House, 1995 mural
1994	‘Tramcars and Greyhounds’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1994 poster
	Professor Ross Roy, 1994 hand tinted photoprint 28.5 x 28 cm
	Vignettes for ‘A History Maker’ (5), 1994 ink, Tipp-Ex and pencil on paper
1993	‘Ten Tales Tall and True’, 1993 poster
	Alasdair with Liza and Dolls, 1993 ballpoint on brown paper
	Dan Lynch: Seventieth Birthday, 1993 ink, pencil watercolour and acrylic on brown paper 46 x 21.5 cm
	Morag at Smith’s Beer Tasting, 14 Sept 1993, 1993 ink on paper
	Portrait of Dan Lynch, Dumbarton Engineer, Councillor, JP, 1993 pencil, pen, crayon and acrylic on brown paper 38 x 38 cm
1992	‘Poor Thing’, 1992 colour poster
	‘Poor Things’, 1992 poster
	Mr Meikle and Four Other Teachers, 1992 13.5 x 21.5 cm
	Mr Meikle: Single Head, 1992 print
	Petra, Antonia and Spike, 1992 oil and acrylic colour drawing
1991	‘The Surrogate’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1991 poster
	‘Unforgiven’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1991 poster
1990	‘Did You Join The LDU?’, 1990 poster
	‘Findrinny’, 1990 book jacket
	‘Platform - Three New Plays’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1990 poster
	‘Something Leather’ (Illustrated capitals), 1990 ink on paper
	‘The Canongate Strangler’, 1990 book jacket
	‘The Fall of Kelvin Walker’, 1990 poster
	‘Tramontana’, 1990 book jacket
	Diane and Alasdair Kerr, 1990 pen, acrylic and oil on paper 37 x 66 cm
	Dog and Bone Logo, 1990 ink on paper
	Morag Serious, 1990
	Morag Smiling, 1990
1989	‘Moving Bodies’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1989 poster
	‘Up Wyster’, 1989 book jacket
	‘Vodka and Daisies’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1989 poster
1988	‘Geography and Geology Societies Ball, Aberdeen University’, 1988 poster
	‘Rock of Ages’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1988 poster
	Euan MacDougall, 1988 pen and oil on brown paper
	Self-Portrait for ‘Saltire’, 1988 book jacket
1987	‘Antifoundationalism’, 1987 book jacket
	‘Joe’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1987 poster
1986	‘Grafts and Takes: Poems by Eddie Morgan’, 1986 book jacket
	‘In Nomini Patris & Hokus Pokus’ (Annex Theatre Company), 1986 poster
	‘McGrotty and Ludmilla’ (1), 1986 poster
	‘Shoestring Gourmet’ (black and white vignettes), 1986
	Bethsy Nude, 1986 ink and emulsion on paper 79 x 33 cm
	Sewing Bee: Bethsy, Janet Antony, Barbara Currie, 1986 pencil, crayon and acrylic
1985	‘Strathclyde University Writers Festival’, 1985 poster
	Corners Art Shop Exhibition, 1985 poster
	Head of James Bliss, 1985
	Julie, 1985 silkscreen print 76 x 56.5 cm
	Mary Carsware Doyle and Sally Gill in the Yellow House Garden, 1985 oil and ink on canvas
	May with Red Shawl, 1985 oil on board
	Rhiannon Williams, 1985 oil on board
	The White Dog, 1985 lithograph 30 x 42 cm
	White and Black Knickers, 1985 ink and acrylic on brown craft paper
	Williams, 1985 oil on hardboard
1984	‘Four Modern Novelists’, 1984 poster
	‘Gentlemen of the West’, 1984 book jacket
	Ann Robb in Armchair, 1984 oil on wood 54.5 x 71 cm
	Aoinghas MacNeacail, 1984 pen and watercolour on paper
	Bethsy Feeding Rose Anne, 1984 ink and pencil on paper 30 x 21 cm
	Bethsy Gray, 1984 pencil on paper
	Bethsy Nude with Grey Background, 1984 79 x 33 cm
	May Hooper, 1984 Indian ink on brown paper
	May Hooper, 1984 pencil on brown paper
	Winnie Wilson, 1984 ballpoint on card 38 x 38 cm
1983	‘The Pie of Damocles’, 1983 poster
	‘Unlikely Stories’ (Canongate Launch), 1983 poster
	‘Unlikely Stories’ (Third Eye Centre), 1983 poster
	Bethsy with Tea Things, Bower Street Interior, 1983 ink drawing, acrylic and oil colour
	Mary O’Donnell as Mermaid, 1983
	Portrait of Elsie Duncan, 1983 ink and felt-tip pen
	Stephen Dando - Student in Kingsborough Gardens, 1983 oil on paper on wood 43 x 61 cm
1982	‘Lanark, Book Four’ (title page design), 1982 ink on paper 64 x 43.1 cm
	‘Tickly Mince’, 1982 poster
	Bethsy and Sarah Purser in Janet’s Cottage, 1982 pen, wash, watercolour and acrylic on brown paper
1981	‘Lanark’ (Third Eye Centre launch), 1981 poster / invitation
	Michael Leonard Drawing a Picture of Stephen Leonard by Candlelight, 1981 pencil on brown paper
1980	‘A Story of Excise’ (drawing for film), 1980
	‘Live Theatre, Living Playwrights’, 1980 poster
	Alastair Leigh at Table (1), 1980 Indian ink, watercolour and oil on paper 41 x 44 cm
	American Opera Singer, 1980 pencil, ink, acrylic and oil on card
	Andrew as Mod, 1980 pen, ink and watercolour on brown paper 98 x 37.5 cm
	Aonghas MacNeacail and Gerda Stevenson, 1980 ink and watercolour on paper 37 x 61 cm
	Dave and Pat Stansfield at Home, 1980 pencil on brown paper
	Fantastic Landscape with Comet, 1980 ballpoint and crayon on brown card 18 x 19.5 cm
	Janet on Red Felt, 1980 oil on wood 37.5 x 120.5 cm
	Janis and John, 1980 tinted drawing
	Ronnie Clydesdale of Ubiquitous Chip, 1980 print
	Two Views of Katy Mitchell, 1980 pencil and acrylic 75.5 x 50 cm
	Two Views of Katy Mitchell, 1980 ink and watercolour 74 x 55 cm
1979	Alex and Liz Gray in Broomhill Drive, 1979 pencil, ink and watercolour
	Robert Blair Wilkie, 1979 pencil on brown paper 41 x 63.5 cm
	Young Fergus with Doll, 1979 pen, pencil, watercolour on paper 38 x 21.5 cm
1978	‘Crow’, 1978 poster
1977	‘First Publications’ (Glasgow Print Studio), 1977 poster
	‘Glasgow University Creative Writing’, 1977 poster
	‘The Hardcase’ and ‘Rich and Famous’ (Third Eye Centre), 1977 poster
	Alex Hamilton of the Unemployed, 1977
	Alex Scott with his Wife Cathy in the Old Pewter Pot, with Pat O’Shaunghsy (?) at the Bar, 1977 ink, watercolour, acrylic and oil
	Arcadia Street with Jackson’s Garage and Wee Harry of the Monaco Bar (joins onto The North End of Arcadia Street), 1977 pen and acrylic
	Archie Hind on the Banks of the Clyde, Dalmarnock Power Station Behind, 1977 pencil, ink, watercolour
	Bill Skinner, 1977
	Cliff Hanley with Book Cover of First Edition of his Autobiography, 1977 pencil on paper
	Edwin Morgan with Jacket of his First Book, 1977
	Frank Worsdall, 1977
	Graham Square Cotton Mill and Entrance to the Meat market, 1977 ink and acrylic
	Harry McShane and the Weavers Monument, Abercromby Street, Calton, 1977 pen, ink and acrylic
	Inspector Derek O’Neill, Tobago Street Police Station, 1977 ink with acrylic and photo collage
	Jack House with Former Whitehill Senior Secondary School, 1977
	Jim Kelman at Home, 1977 ink watercolour, acrylic and oil 35.5 x 60 cm
	Jimmy Reid and Family at Home, 1977
	Kate Copstick, 1977 oil on plastic mounted composite board 53.5 x 47.5 cm
	Liz Lochhead, 1977
	London Road Between Templeton’s Carpet Factory and Monaco Bar, 1977 ink drawing tinted with watercolour, acrylic and oil
	Malcolm Cooper and Fidelma Cook: Producer and Reporter in BBC News Gallery, 1977 ink watercolour, acrylic and oil
	Margo MacDonald, 1977
	Marian Oag and the Birth of the Northern Venus, 1977 Indian Ink on paper 60.5 x 34.5 cm
	Norman Ross, Hospital Broadcaster, Radio Clyde, 1977 pencil and acrylic
	North Arcadia Street, With Honda and Constable Adams, 1977 ink watercolour, acrylic and oil
	Pastor Jack Glass, 1977
	Pat McGinlay, Fiddler, 1977
	Provest Daniel, Roman Catholic Priest, 1977
	Provest McCann and Family, 1977 ink, watercolour, acrylic and oil
	Reo Stakis, Hotelier, 1977
	Simon Berry and Bill MacLellan, Glasgow Publishers, Jim Taylor, Australian Writer and Printer, Shelley Killen, USA artist, 1977 pencil, ink and acrylic on paper 29 x 66 cm
	Simon McGinlay, Construction Worker, 1977 ink drawing tinted with watercolour, acrylic and oil
	Sweeny Todd Hairdressing Salon, St Vincent Place, 1977
	Teddy Taylor MP and Counciller Ian Gourlay, 1977
	Temporary Typist, 1977
	Tom Leonard at Home, 1977 ink watercolour, acrylic and oil
	Tom McGrath in his Office at the Third Eye Centre with Secretary Linda Haase and View through the Window behind of Scot Street, 1977 pen, pencil, ink and watercolour
1976	Carl MacDougall, Fiona and Euan, 1976 tinted drawing 30 x 50 cm