Alan Sutherland (born 1931, in Bombay, India)[1] was a Scottish artist based in Edinburgh.
Shortly after his 3rd birthday his parents moved back to Edinburgh where Alan spent his early formative years being educated at Loretto School[3] in Musselburgh.
Significant portrait sitters include Quentin Crisp, Lord Cameron,[5] Sir Conolly Abel Smith,[5] Sir Nicholas Fairbairn QC,[6] HRH Prince Philip: Duke of Edinburgh, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, and William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook.
The sittings took place in Holyrood Palace and the portrait of the Duke currently hangs in the New Club Morning Room.
[7] Other notable works include the ceiling fresco at Invercreran House in Argyll Scotland.