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.

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