About this artwork
A bad-tempered bull looks on as an artist heads out to paint in wild weather. Strapped across the man’s back is a 50 x 30 inches (127 x 76 cm) stretched canvas and easel. This humorous sketch is on the reverse of a letter sent by James Guthrie to his frequent partner on such expeditions, Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922). Both artists were part of the group known as the Glasgow Boys, who frequently painted directly from nature.
Updated February 2024
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artist:Sir James Guthrie (1859 - 1930) Scottish
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title:"Fine Weather for my 50 x 30"
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date created:about 1880s
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materials:Pen on paper
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measurements:13.80 x 12.80 cm
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credit line:Dr Camilla M Uytman Gift 1981
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accession number:D 5102.27
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Sir James Guthrie
Sir James Guthrie
Guthrie became one of the leading painters in the group of artists called the Glasgow Boys. His early works of rural subjects painted with broad square brush strokes show the strong influence of French painters such as Bastien-Lepage. Guthrie was born in Greenock and trained as a lawyer before...