Sir James Guthrie
The Artist's Mother (Anne Orr, Mrs John Guthrie, 1817 - 1896)
About this artwork
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artist:Sir James Guthrie (1859 - 1930) Scottish
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title:The Artist's Mother (Anne Orr, Mrs John Guthrie, 1817 - 1896)
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date created:Painted 1893
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:92.00 x 72.00 cm; Framed: 114.50 x 94.00 x 6.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1944
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accession number:NG 2017
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gallery:
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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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...
