26th Aug, 2020 14:00

The British & International Pictures Auction

 
  Lot 23
 

THE YOUNG ART CRITICS, AN OIL BY JAMES RIDDEL

JAMES RIDDEL RSW ARSA (SCOTTISH 1857 - 1928),
THE YOUNG ART CRITICS
oil on canvas, signed
61cm x 61cm
Framed.
Labels verso: Aitken Dott & Son (The Scottish Gallery), Castle Street, Edinburgh; together with Paisley Art Institute Exhibition, inscribed with title, artist's name, address and cat no. 2.
Note: James Riddel (aka James Alick Riddel) was born in Glasgow and trained at the Glasgow School of Art. He became Head of the Art Department at Heriot Watt College (now University) in Edinburgh. He worked in Scotland, Holland, Belgium and Canada. His seaside and coastal scenes were popular and he exhibited widely including at Royal Academy (London); Royal Scottish Academy; Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours and at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. Riddel was Treasurer of the RSW for many years. He painted a series of impressive genre scenes in the latter part of his career which were enthusiastically received by collectors. Died at Balerno, near Edinburgh.

 

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Sold for £3,600
Estimated at £800 - £1,200


 
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