Sir James Guthrie

Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, 1875 - 1931. Statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War)

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About this artwork

artist:

Sir James Guthrie Scottish (1859 - 1930)
title:

Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, 1875 - 1931. Statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War)
date created:

1918 - 1930
materials:

Oil on canvas
measurements:

91.80 x 71.40 cm; Framed: 115.00 x 94.20 x 7.00 cm
object type:

Painting
credit line:

Given by W.G. Gardiner and Sir Frederick C. Gardiner 1930
accession number:

PG 1129
gallery:

In Storage
depicted:

Sir Eric Campbell Geddes

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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...