Sir James Guthrie
Head of Robert Gourlay; Composition Sketch for a Portrait of Archbishop Charles Eyre (1817 - 1902); Sketch of a Frame
About this artwork
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artist:Sir James Guthrie (1859 - 1930) Scottish
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title:Head of Robert Gourlay; Composition Sketch for a Portrait of Archbishop Charles Eyre (1817 - 1902); Sketch of a Frame
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date created:Before 1891
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materials:Pencil on paper
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measurements:19.00 x 26.50 cm
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credit line:Sir James Lewis Caw Gift 1939
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accession number:D 4052.15
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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...
