Study of the Head of a Girl in the Painting "Schoolmates"
About this artwork
Guthrie moved to Cockburnspath in 1883 and was instrumental in establishing a small artists' colony there. Guthrie took inspiration from Bastien-Lepage and carried a sketchbook around with him at all times to record everything he saw. His sketches were often developed during the winter months back in his studio into large oils for exhibition. This drawing is in one of four sketchbooks by Guthrie, which were presented to the Gallery by his friend and biographer, James Caw. This bold pencil study is for the head of the oldest girl in Guthrie’s painting Schoolmates of 1884 (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ghent). The picture was painted as Cockburnspath and shows two local girls and a boy walking home from school along a country lane.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Sir James Guthrie (1859 - 1930) Scottish
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title:Study of the Head of a Girl in the Painting "Schoolmates"
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date created:1884
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materials:Pencil on paper
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measurements:26.80 x 19.00 cm
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credit line:Sir James Lewis Caw Gift 1939
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accession number:D 4052.9
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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...