Alice Strang, Associate Director of Lyon & Turnbull fine art auctioneers, will discuss the life-time and posthumous collecting of Joan Eardley’s work in the public realm. This provides insight into the development of her career and reputation, as well as shedding light on the methods and patterns of collecting contemporary and British art by the country’s public museums, galleries and beyond.

Alice will take us on a journey from the Highlands to Hampshire via Eardley’s tremendous paintings, involving the Ministry of Works, the BBC and an Oxford college for starters.

Supported by Lyon & Turnbull Fine Art Auctioneers

Alice Strang is author of Modern Scottish Women and The Scottish Colourists.

This talk is part of the Joan Eardley: The Sea at Catterline exhibition exploring the dramatic seascapes created by one of the most distinctive British artists of the twentieth century, running form the 6th June to the 11th October 2026.