28th Jan, 2026 15:00
The Scottish Pictures Auction
JAMES ELDER CHRISTIE NEAC (SCOTTISH 1847 - 1914)
PORTRAIT OF A GIRL
mixed media on paper, signed
mounted, framed and under glass
image size 41cm x 41cm (circle), overall size 77cm x 77cm
Note: James Elder Christie was a portrait and genre painter. Christie received his artistic training at art school in Paisley and South Kensington. He became known for his portraits, paintings of children, moral allegories and illustrations to the poetry of Robert Burns. He won two gold medals at the Royal Academy in 1876 and 1877. In the 1870s Christie attended life classes in M. Barthe's studio in Limerston Street, in Chelsea, classes which Whistler also attended at this time. On 9 November 1882 he was elected an artist member of Glasgow Art Club, resigned on 15 February 1889. In 1893 he moved back to Glasgow, and was re-elected to the Club on 20 December 1894, and finally elected as an honorary member on 29 December 1913. Following a period in Paris, Christie joined the New English Art Club. Forty-five or his paintings are held in UK public collections.
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