Twenty five years ago local Aberdeen artist Eric Auld RSA
gifted a set of twelve oil sketches to The Gordon Highlanders Museum.
From the depths of the Battlefields of Waterloo and Quatre
Bras through to patrols on the streets of Northern Ireland and the jungle of
Malaysia, Auld captured some of the finest moments in the history of The Gordon
Highlanders and presented it in the unique and vibrant style for which he has
become well known.
Drawing on popular images and prints from the regimental
collection, Eric Auld very skilfully and creatively adapted a number of famous
works in order to present The Museum with its own version of key images of
notable events in The Gordon Highlanders’ history.
The collection is particularly poignant because one of the
paintings features Eric’s father Alexander Auld, who served with The Gordon
Highlanders during the First World War, and was an amateur artist who
encouraged his son to develop his talent for painting.
For the first time in over twenty years, these paintings
are back together and on show again in Eric Auld: Painting the Regiment.
Ian Pithie, Head of Visitor Experience for The Gordon
Highlanders Museum commented “Eric came in contact with so many people in the
North East throughout his life, so if you enjoyed his art, enjoy history or you
were even taught by the man this exhibition would be of interest.”
The exhibition will run as part of the Museum Tour
finishing on Friday, December 16.