TOM MCEWAN RSW (SCOTTISH 1846 - 1914) THE GOLF MATCH oil on canvas, signed 29cm x 45cm (11.5 x 17.7 inches) Provenance : Sold at Biddle & Webb (Birmingham, UK) for £2900 (hammer) July 7th 1995 lot 381 catalogued as ''T. McEwan'' A Golfing Scene. (Source: artinfo.com) Note: Tom McEwan enjoyed success in his lifetime and his work remains popular and valuable to this day. Notable results at auction include ''A Liberal Defeat'' £14,340 inc prem lot 306 27th May 2004 Christie's London and ''Interesting News'' £7,437 inc prem lot 10, 19th April 2004 Sotheby's Hopetoun House.(Source findartinfo.com) The Artist : Born near Glasgow into a poor family with artistic inclinations, his father being an amateur artist and a friend of James Docherty (landscape painter). He was an apprentice to a pattern designer in Glasgow, but in 1863 he attended evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art under Robert Greenlees. During the 1860s he exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute and in 1872 embarked on a sketching holiday with James Docherty, working on Isla and Jura. Dutch influence can be seen in his work, especially that of Dutch painter Jozef Israëls. He was elected President of the prestigious Glasgow Art Club and lived for many years at Rosevale, Helensburgh.