7th May, 2025 14:00
The Scottish Pictures Auction
THOMAS MILLIE DOW RSW NEAC ROI (SCOTTISH 1848 - 1919)
CHURNING BUTTER
oil on canvas, signed
framed,
together with a photograph album belonging to the artist from European holiday, inscribed 'W Millie Dow 1892'
image size 64cm x 48cm, overall size 83cm x 67cm
Note: Born Dysart, Fife. Studied in Paris under Gerome and Carolus Duran. In Paris, he met William Stott of Oldham whose style, based upon that of Bastien-Lepage, greatly influenced Dow. He painted at Grez-sur-Loing, the French village where many artists worked including Lavery, Roche, Kennedy, Stott and Irish artist Frank O'Meara. Back in Scotland, Dow was associated with The Glasgow Boys. In 1895 he settled in St Ives. He was a gifted flower painter and his pastels show the influences of Whistler and Stott. Died St Ives.
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Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
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