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Sir James Guthrie (1859-1930) was one of the Glasgow Boys , a group of late-19th century Scottish painters influenced by French realist Jul...
Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864-1933) A young geisha in an interior signed and dated 'E. A . Hornel/94', oil on canvas 33 x 28cm Condition Report: Overall: 48 x 41cm Unlined. Craquelure. A little rubbing to the extreme top edge. Stretcher marks are visible to the right edge and lower right corner. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
James Guthrie’s A Funeral Service in the Highlands
Kelvingrove has a large gallery dedicated to the paintings of the Glasgow boys - a group of painters, who were by no means all from Glasgow, and worked in the decades either side of the turn of the 20th century. In my pick of the gallery, I see I've gone rather heavily for the paintings by E.A.Hornel and his chum George Henry. Hornel was actually born in Australia but was brought up from the age of 2 a few doors down from where I live now in Kirkcudbright. When he was established he bought his own house in the same street called Broughton House (now looked after by the National Trust for Scotland and well worth a visit) where he went a long way to establishing Kirkcudbright's name as an artists' town. Many of the Glasgow boys and other painters, like the Scottish Colourist, Samuel Peploe, visited and painted in the town. This could be the piece de resistance amongst the Glasgow Boys paintings at Kelvingrove. It is a collaborative work by both Henry and Hornel called The Druids - Bringing Home the Mistletoe. There is quite some grandeur in the frame too and it would be a shame to post the picture without it. When I was last there, it was mounted quite high on a wall. Now it is very much at head height and you can get a really good look at it. Here's one I didn't know existed. A second piece by Henry and Hornel. About the same size as the other painting it's Called The Star in the East. Its obviously Christian theme contrasts with the other picture's obviously pagan theme. The Coming of Spring, typical of the style of painting Hornel is best know for. Hornel went on a tour of the far east with Henry and much of his painting was influenced by his travels. This might be a British scene but there's a Japanese feel to it. John Lavery's large and spectacular painting of the Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova (she was more than just a pudding). Moonrise by Macaulay Stevenson. I find this very atmospheric. Another Lavery. This one is A Conquest or A Heart for a Rose. I'm not sure of it's all the one title or these are two titles it has gone under. If it's a conquest, I wonder just who has won. This painting by James Guthrie has become rather iconic of the Glasgow boys. It's Old Willie - the Village Worthy (apparently he was quite often painted by the artists when they were in Kirkcudbright). Landscape with Cattle by Joseph Crawhall. You can't go wrong with a does-what-it-says-on-the-tin title - very pleasant for all that. One of my favourite pictures by George Henry, Japanese Lady with a Fan To stray from Glasgow for a minute, we saw this picture by George Henry in a display in the City Arts Centre in Edinburgh only two days earlier which also well worth posting here (no pictures allowed there so this one has been snaffled from the BBC). It's there with many more goodies until 8th July and free if you're passing. There was a complimentary group to the Glasgow boys called, not unexpectedly, the Glasgow girls. Bessie MacNicol was one of them - she worked with Hornel for a time and in many of her pictures you can see a similarity in their styles. It was Bessie MacNicol who painted this portrait of Hornel which these days hangs in Broughton house in Kirkcudbright. (picture pinched from Wikipedia)
Fans of naturalist painters, The Glasgow Boys, can see their work at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow where there is now a permanent gallery devoted to their pioneering work.
A Rally (1885) Sir John Lavery Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum - Glasgow, UK - -
Kelvingrove has a large gallery dedicated to the paintings of the Glasgow boys - a group of painters, who were by no means all from Glasgow, and worked in the decades either side of the turn of the 20th century. In my pick of the gallery, I see I've gone rather heavily for the paintings by E.A.Hornel and his chum George Henry. Hornel was actually born in Australia but was brought up from the age of 2 a few doors down from where I live now in Kirkcudbright. When he was established he bought his own house in the same street called Broughton House (now looked after by the National Trust for Scotland and well worth a visit) where he went a long way to establishing Kirkcudbright's name as an artists' town. Many of the Glasgow boys and other painters, like the Scottish Colourist, Samuel Peploe, visited and painted in the town. This could be the piece de resistance amongst the Glasgow Boys paintings at Kelvingrove. It is a collaborative work by both Henry and Hornel called The Druids - Bringing Home the Mistletoe. There is quite some grandeur in the frame too and it would be a shame to post the picture without it. When I was last there, it was mounted quite high on a wall. Now it is very much at head height and you can get a really good look at it. Here's one I didn't know existed. A second piece by Henry and Hornel. About the same size as the other painting it's Called The Star in the East. Its obviously Christian theme contrasts with the other picture's obviously pagan theme. The Coming of Spring, typical of the style of painting Hornel is best know for. Hornel went on a tour of the far east with Henry and much of his painting was influenced by his travels. This might be a British scene but there's a Japanese feel to it. John Lavery's large and spectacular painting of the Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova (she was more than just a pudding). Moonrise by Macaulay Stevenson. I find this very atmospheric. Another Lavery. This one is A Conquest or A Heart for a Rose. I'm not sure of it's all the one title or these are two titles it has gone under. If it's a conquest, I wonder just who has won. This painting by James Guthrie has become rather iconic of the Glasgow boys. It's Old Willie - the Village Worthy (apparently he was quite often painted by the artists when they were in Kirkcudbright). Landscape with Cattle by Joseph Crawhall. You can't go wrong with a does-what-it-says-on-the-tin title - very pleasant for all that. One of my favourite pictures by George Henry, Japanese Lady with a Fan To stray from Glasgow for a minute, we saw this picture by George Henry in a display in the City Arts Centre in Edinburgh only two days earlier which also well worth posting here (no pictures allowed there so this one has been snaffled from the BBC). It's there with many more goodies until 8th July and free if you're passing. There was a complimentary group to the Glasgow boys called, not unexpectedly, the Glasgow girls. Bessie MacNicol was one of them - she worked with Hornel for a time and in many of her pictures you can see a similarity in their styles. It was Bessie MacNicol who painted this portrait of Hornel which these days hangs in Broughton house in Kirkcudbright. (picture pinched from Wikipedia)
Alexander Mann (1853-1908), as this Wikipedia entry indicates, had an independent income and so could paint pretty much whatever and wherever he pleased. Because he was born in Glasgow and at times associated with some of the Glasgow Boys, he is considered part of that group even though he really wasn't at the time. Mann is one of those competent painters active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who were overlooked by art historians until fairly recently. Actually, Mann is still overlooked, as best I can tell, outside the British Isles. One reason might be because he never quite painted a "masterpiece" work. Another might be because he never quite settled into a signature style, making it difficult for viewers to say "Aha! That's by Alexander Mann!" when wandering through galleries. Matter of fact, even though I've visited some of the most important art museums in England and Scotland, I don't remember seeing a Mann painting. If I actually did walk past one, his name never caught my eye. Nevertheless, based on some of the images below, it's hard to deny that he had talent and could do good work. Gallery Girl at Dusk A nice example of use of broad, distinct brush strokes. Hop Pickers Return - 1883 Bastien-Lepage influenced the Glasgow Boys and many others around the early 1880s. His subject matter and style had its greatest influence on Mann in this painting. The Shipwright's Daughter - 1883 Pine Trees by the Coast, Levanto Mediterranean Village at Sunset Tangier from the Dunes - 1892 Mann also did landscapes. Not impressionist, but not traditional either. Reminds me most of some proto-Impressionist paintings by the Italian Macchiaioli group. By the Findhorn - 1886 Soubrette - 1883 Helen Gow Interesting composition and pose.
Artist Sir John Lavery Belfast, 20 March 1856 – 10 January 1941
Last night’s documentary on The Glasgow Boys, presented by Muriel Gray, was an interesting survey of the exhibition, Pioneering Painters: The Glasgow Boys 1880 – 1900, currently on in Glasgow…
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One of Ireland’s leading society portraits painters of the last century, Belfast-born Sir John Lavery R.A. (1856-1941) was orphaned as a child and sent to school in Scotland, later attending the Glasgow School of Art.
John Lavery (Belfast 1856 – Condado de Kilkenny 1941) John Lavery nació en Belfast, y estudió en Escocia. Él estaba en Londres 1.879-81 (pasó brevemente por la Escuela de Arte Heatherley), y …
Lived (27 October 1854 – 10 May 1914) The Founder of the Boys’ Brigade 4th October, 1883. EARLY BEGINNING OF BOYS BRIGADE: BRIEF HISTORY OF BOYS BRIGADE. The boy’s brigade was found b…
