GEMMELL HUTCHINSON R.S.A. (1855-1936) SCOTTISH OIL to £110,000 - GIRL SHRIMPING

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GEMMELL HUTCHINSON R.S.A. (1855-1936) SCOTTISH OIL to £110,000 - GIRL SHRIMPING NEEDS CLEANING - RELINED IN 19th CENTURY - EARLY WORK GEMMELL HUTCHINSON R.S.A. (1855-1936) SCOTTISH OIL to £110,000 - GIRL SHRIMPING NEEDS CLEANING - RELINED IN 19th CENTURY - EARLY WORK ROBERT GEMMELL HUTCHISON R.S.A. R.S.W. ( 1855 - 1936 ) A superb and well provenanced oil of a child shrimping on the beach - one of Hutchisons most desirable scenes. The work is in lovely condition and very very charming. From a collection of work by the artist - we have two more for sale in our gallery This painting came from James Strang of Glasgow and was acquired by him from a collection of the artists work in Glasgow whence it originally came from Aitken Dott of Edinburgh. Title: "Shrimping" Provenance: James Strang of Glasgow / Aitken Dott Medium: Oil on canvas board Size: 6 x 5 inches unframed / 11 x 10 framed Condition: Superb for age ABOUT THE ARTIST: Robert Gemmell Hutchison began his working life as a seal engraver, but later studied at the Royal Scottish Academy schools and at the Board of Manufacturers School of Art. From 1878 he exhibited frequently; he was elected to the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1895, became an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1901 and a full member in 1911. He also exhibited at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in Liverpool. He was awarded a third class medal for his work in 1903. He is well known for his paintings in watercolour and oil of children and childhood, particularly of scenes by the sea. His work is considered to be influenced by The Hague school of painting and by the Scottish Faed family of artists, as well as by Josef Israels and William MacTaggart. He illustrated T. Ratcliffe Barnett's Reminiscences of Old Scots Folk (T.N. Foulis, London, 1913). Group Exhibitions 1996, Two Centuries of British Watercolours, McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock 2001, The Defining Moment: Victorian Narrative Paintings from the Forbes Magazine Collection, Museum of Art, Tampa (Florida) 2002, Dream of Childhood, McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock Solo Exhibitions 1975, Robert Gemmell Hutchison RSA, 1855-1936, Fine Arts Society, Edinburgh Museum and Gallery Holdings Dundee (University Fine Art Collection): Playing on the Rocks, Carnoustie (oil on canvas) Edinburgh (National War Mus. of Scotland) Edinburgh (Royal Scottish Academy): Shifting Shadows (1913, oil on canvas) Greenock (McLean Mus. and AG): On The Sunny Shore (1905-1910, watercolour and gouache); Raising the Wind (1905-1911, oil on canvas) Liverpool: Still-life Auction Records London, 17 Dec 1910: Wee Jukie Daadles (pastel) GBP 10 London, 5 Dec 1924: The Baby, GBP 78 London, 18 June 1926: The Cut Joot, GBP 29 London, 27 Oct 1928: Mother and Child, GBP 105 London, 12 March 1934: Young Sailors, GBP 30 London, 7 Oct 1937: Children on the Seashore, GBP 36 Glasgow, 3 March 1944: Kite, GBP 50; On the Shore at Carnoustie, GBP 70 Glasgow, 16 Nov 1945: Sisters, GBP 42 Glasgow, 8 Nov 1946: Roses, GBP 250 Glasgow, 20 Dec 1946: Children of the Waves, GBP 60 Glasgow, 20 Nov 1973: Interior with Children, GBP 1,700 Perth, 13 April 1976: Mother and Child (oil on canvas, 23½ × 17½ ins/60 × 44.5 cm) GBP 700 Auchterarder, 30 Aug 1977: Lady Golfers Looking for their Ball (gouache, 17½ × 23½ ins/44.5 × 60 cm) GBP 1,100; Seashore (oil on card, 7 × 9½ ins/18 × 24 cm) GBP 750 London, 19 March 1979: Young Girls on the Seashore, with Seagulls (oil on canvas, 26¾ × 35 ins/68 × 89 cm) GBP 5,600 Glasgow, 18 Dec 1980: Carnoustie (watercolour, 17¾ × 13½ ins/45 × 34 cm) GBP 1,000 Auchterarder, 1 Sept 1981: Washing the Creel (oil on card, 10 × 12 ins/24.5 × 30.5 cm) GBP 9,000 Auchterarder, 30 Aug 1983: Sleeping Children (oil on c... read more

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