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Basil Beattie RA

Installation view showing Blue poles by Jackson Pollock in the Abstract Expressionism exhibition.

RA Exhibitions

6 years ago

Abstract Expressionism: podcast round-up

From a curator’s introduction to reflections on 1950s New York, catch up on discussions surrounding our Abstract Expressionism exhibition.
Basil Beattie RA and Aimée Parrott at the ‘Abstract Expressionism’ exhibition at the Royal Academy

RA Exhibitions

> 6 years ago

“Abstract Expressionism still makes me breathe deep”

How do painters from different generations see Abstract Expressionism today? Two RA Schools alumni, Basil Beattie RA and Aimée Parrott, met in the Academy’s show to discuss the movement’s enduring influence.
Basil Beattie RA, Never Before

Our Collection

7 years ago

Object of the month: February 2016

“My paintings are abstract to me.” Basil Beattie RA’s painting suggests a narrative of ascent, but leads nowhere.
Albert Irvin RA by James Hunkin, 1999

Artists

< 8 years ago

Remembering Albert Irvin RA

Basil Beattie remembers his friend and fellow Academician, the painter Albert Irvin RA, who has died at the age of 92.