THOMAS BROMLEY BLACKLOCK (SCOTTISH 1863 - 1903),
A RIVER WALK IN SUMMER
oil on canvas
image size 34.5cm x 44.5cm, overall size 51cm x 61cm
Framed.
Note: Tom Blacklock was a Kirkcudbright artist who trained in Edinburgh. He worked mainly in oils but also did pen & ink illustrations. He originally painted landscapes but began to introduce children and fairies in the 1890s. Mentally tortured by a painful spinal condition, he committed suicide by throwing himself into the Clyde near Greenock at the tragically young age of forty. His closest friend and helper in his troubled years was Ewan Geddes RSW (1866-1935). Tom Blacklock's work was much admired by his contemporaries and he enjoyed considerable commercial success. Had his career not been so short, it's very likely he would have gone on to become an even better-known artist. Eighteen of his paintings are held in UK public collections and the popularity of his work was illustrated by the fact that The Royal Scottish Academy accepted his first entry when he was a mere 19 years of age and went on to exhibit no less than 88 more of his paintings over the next 22 years. Tom Blacklock will always be closely associated with Kirkcudbright.