SIR JAMES GUTHRIE PPRSA (SCOTTISH 1859 - 1930),
INTERIOR OF AN ARTIST'S STUDIO
oil on canvas, signed
image size 58cm x 76cm, overall size 82cm x 100cm
Framed.
Comment: We cannot be certain that this picture is of Guthrie's studio but it's hard to believe that he would paint the studio of another artist.
Note: Guthrie became one of the leading painters in the group of artists called the Glasgow Boys. His early works of rural subjects painted with broad square brush strokes show the strong influence of French painters such as Bastien-Lepage. Guthrie was born in Greenock and trained as a lawyer before turning to art. After brief but stimulating periods in London and Paris, he committed himself to painting directly from nature in Scotland. Guthrie also experimented with pastel drawings and established a reputation as a successful portrait painter. Best known in his own lifetime for his portraiture, he painted the great and the good and his portraits hang in the palaces of Royalty and the stately homes of the nobility around Scotland and the UK. However, over time Guthrie has become better known as an exceptional painter of Scottish Realism. His A Hind's Daughter, To Pastures New (aka The Goose Girl), A Funeral Service in the Highlands and Old Willy: A Village Worthy are among the most recognised images in the history of Scottish painting. He was elected President of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1902 and was knighted the following year. Guthrie's paintings are held in every significant Scottish public collection. Guthrie's "In the Orchard" a 152 x 178cm oil on canvas was sold on 13th November 2011 (lot 120) by Sotheby's, London for £601,250 (premium).