In A Collection
Granite: 2x3x1ft 0.25 ton. Location: Cramond Kirk Hall, Edinburgh. Gifted.
Ronald Rae has had the support of Cramond Kirk since 1989, providing him with an area to work in their grounds. Rae was delighted when he was asked to carve a sculpture to celebrate the new Millennium Kirk Hall.
“The ancient Christian symbol of the fish, Ronald Rae’s generous gift to the hall, provides an ideal focal point for the gathering area.” – the Rev Dr Russell Barr.
Granite: 5x5x5ft 5.00 tons. Location: Dormston Art Centre, Sedgley. Sold.
This imposing sculpture carved from a rough granite boulder depicts two endangered species, one metamorphosing into the other. This pic shows the side with the elephant.
Sited at the entrance to the Dormston Art Centre, Rae took it as a compliment when he discovered that the lounge bar in the Centre is named after his sculpture – The Elephant and Rhino.
Granite 3x4x3ft 0.50 tons. Location: Private Collection – Leeds. Sold.
This symbolic sculpture emphasises the plight of the elephant and the fragility of the environment.
Granite: 5x10x5ft 10.00 tons. Location: Isle of Eriska, Argyll. Sold.
Carved expressively this powerful sculpture is the very essence a highland cow, bulky and brooding with huge horns and rhythmic hair covering its eyes.
Rae has taken the stereotypical image of the highland cow seen so often in art, and revitalised it in granite. The sculpture is sited on the Isle of Eriska and has two permanent friends – namely the resident donkeys that enjoy rubbing against the granite!
To see a short video about this sculpture go to Latest News on Video at the right hand column of this page and click on Ronald Rae with his sculptures on the Isle of Eriska.
Granite: 5x6x3ft 3.00 tons. Location: Rozelle Park, Ayr. Sold.
One of five sculptures at Rozelle Park portraying the Tragic Sacrifice of Christ. This more abstract work shows the body and limbs of Christ as he taken down from the cross. This project was sponsored by Kyle and Carrick District Council. The granite stone came from the Old Harbour wall in Ayr that was being demolished – recycling par excellence!
To see a short video about this sculpture go to Latest News on Video on the right hand column of this page and click on Ronald Rae visits his earliest sculptures at Rozelle Park Ayr.
Granite: 6x9x3ft 5.00 tonnes. Location: Shropshire. Sold to The Jerwood Foundation.
Not only a study of old age, this sculpture expresses the grief and the loneliness of widowhood.
It was carved with hand tools over a period of 9 months. The 5 tonne boulder of Creetown granite has been isotopically dated at 391 million years old.
Purchased from the Regent’s Park Exhibition by the Jerwood Foundation.
Granite: 11x6x5ft 15.00 tons. Location: Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Gifted.
A spiritual work of Abraham looking heavenwards when God told him to stay his hand from sacrificing his son. This fine-grained granite was shipped over from the Gran-Quartz quarry in Georgia USA. Rae carved the sculpture in the hospital grounds much to the interest of the patients and staff. On completion he donated it to the hospital.
Granite: 6x4x3ft 3.00 tons. Private Collection. Shropshire. Sold.
A spiritual and highly emotive work of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, depicting the moment he said “Take this cup from me.” The bent head and wrapped limbs represent everyone’s pain.
The carving of this sculpture was filmed by Steve and Carolyn Horn and shown on BBC and Grampian Television.
The sculpture was purchased from the Regent’s Park Exhibition.
Granite: 10x5x4ft 10.00 tons. Location: Aviva, Cherry Bank, Perth. Sold.
This monumental work was commissioned by General Accident for their new world headquarters in Perth in 1982, now owned by Aviva. Rae used the parable of the prodigal son to depict the company’s motto “I warn and I protect”. The composition for this work was influenced by one of Rae’s favourite paintings, Rembrandt’s
Return of the Prodigal Son.
Creetown Granite: 7x7x3ft 4.00 tons. Location: In private collection. Oxon. Sold.
Carved in silver-grey Creetown granite from the Solway Firth in Scotland, the sculpture depicts the monumental severed head of the biblical prophet. The scar on the cheek represents his pain. John the Baptist was purchased from the exhibition in Regent’s Park, London in 2002.