24th Sep, 2021 14:00
The Scottish Pictures Auction
STORMY WATERS, AN OIL BY THOMAS MILLIE DOW
THOMAS MILLIE DOW RSW NEAC ROI (SCOTTISH 1848 - 1919),
STORMY WATERS
oil on canvas, signed and dated 3/95
image size 30.5cm x 61cm, overall size 44cm x 75cm
Framed.
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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Estimated at £3,000 - £6,000
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