About this artwork

This sketch of sheep was made by Walton when he was staying at the small village of Cockburnspath in Berwickshire. Walton and Guthrie first stayed in the village in May 1883 and the following summer they were followed there by a number of the other Glasgow Boys, including Crawhall and Melville. They sketched the village and surrounding countryside in the open air, and they attempted to form an artist’s colony at Cockburnspath, much like their French compatriots had established at Barbizon and Grez-sur-Loing. Most of the Glasgow Boys resided here for short spells between 1883 and 1886. During the summer months it was customary to see artists dotted all around the village, with their easels pitched up underneath large umbrellas.

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Edward Arthur Walton

Edward Arthur Walton