About this artwork
In the early and mid-1920s Hunter spent much of his time in Fife, drawing and painting its fishing villages. This study for a later oil painting may represent Lower Largo. The furious scribbles of coloured pencil, combined with the strong, inky black lines, create a vibrant impression of the village.
Updated before 2020
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artist:George Leslie Hunter (1877 - 1931) Scottish
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title:Boats and Houses
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date created:About 1923 - 1927
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materials:Pen and ink and crayon on paper
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measurements:22.80 x 29.00 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Dr R.A. Lillie 1977
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accession number:GMA 1902
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George Leslie Hunter
George Leslie Hunter
Hunter was born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. His family emigrated to California in 1892 and by the turn of the century he was making a living there as an illustrator. Little is known of Hunter's early work as much of it was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. He moved to Glasgow...
