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Sir James Guthrie (1859-1930)

Artist Name Sir James Guthrie (1859-1930) TitlePortrait of Mary Martin in Riding Habit DescriptionThis beautiful Victorian Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted Glasgow Boy artist Sir James Guthrie PRSA. The young female sitter, Miss Mary Martin, was painted in 1900 as part of a series of paintings of the Edward Martin family, painted in London between 1894-1900. As well as this lovely painting of Mary, Guthrie also painted siblings Jeanie, Jessie and Ned as well as their parents. The series has been described in the  biography on Guthrie by Sir James Caw as a 'delightful series of portraits' and 'few portraits of children at once so significant and beautiful have ever been painted'. The portrait is a  'tribute to Whistler.... with Whistlerian decorative arrangements based on a limited range of low tones and colour'. The three quarter length portrait of Mary is indeed painted in tones of brown and umber with the focus on her sweet facial details and her hand holding a riding crop. A truly magnificent Whistlerian Scottish Victorian Glasgow Boy portrait oil painting.  

Signed and indistinctly dated middle left.
 ProvenanceMrs Burnett-Stuart of Howe Green, Hertfordshire.
Literature: Sir James Guthrie, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, pp.85, 221
 MediumOil on CanvasSize35 x 59 inchesFrameHoused in a complementary Victorian gilt frame with embossed decoration, 67 inches by 43 inches and in good condition.ConditionGood condition.BiographySir James Guthrie (10 June 1859 – 6 September 1930) was a Scottish painter, best known in his own lifetime for his portraiture, although today more generally regarded as a painter of Scottish Realism. 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

Sir James Guthrie; A Biography, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, Glasgow School of Art Prize Presentation copy

Sir James Guthrie, P.R.S.A., LL. D.; A Biography by Sir James L. Caw. Foreword by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A., LL.D. Guthrie As interpreter by Frank Rinder. Personal Memories by John Warrack, LL.D.

Published by Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1932. First edition. This is a Glasgow School of Art Prize Presentation copy, with gilt description to the cover, and Presentation Page before the half title. It was produced to reward the best Life Study by a student of Glasgow School of Art, but no recipient's name or date has been entered.

A beautiful fine red cloth hardback with gilt titles. Just slightly bumped to tail of spine. A substantial volume which has been beautifully produced. Dustjacket is present, but has discoloration and some staining and is heavily worn to extremities with some losses. There are taped repairs and strengthening to the reverse.

Text is in lovely condition. Looks unread. All clean and bright and soundly bound. Shiny gilt top edge, and rough cut vertical and lower edges, as issued. Some offsetting to Prize Presentation page and a couple of small spots to endpapers. The tissue-guarded plates present beautifully.

Text in English.

xv + 243pp + Plates.

Weight approximately 3.56kg unpacked.

Dimensions: Approximately 389mm high x 300mm wide x 45mm deep. Folio size.

James Guthrie

Sir James Guthrie PPRSA was a Scottish painter, best known in his own lifetime for his portraiture, although today more generally regarded as a painter of Scottish Realism.

Guthrie was born in Greenock, the youngest son of the Rev. John Guthrie, a minister of the Evangelical Union church, and Anne Orr. He originally enrolled at Glasgow University to study law, but abandoned this in favour of painting in 1877. Unlike many of his contemporaries he did not study in Paris, being mostly self-taught, although he was mentored for a short time by James Drummond in Glasgow and then John Pettie in London.

He lived most of his life in the Scottish Borders, most notably in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, where he painted some of his most important works, including A Hind's Daughter (1883), and Schoolmates. He was strongly influenced by the French Realists, especially Jules Bastien-Lepage, and was associated with the Glasgow Boys.

He was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1888, and a full member in 1892. In November 1902 he was unanimously elected to succeed Sir George Reid as RSA president, and he was knighted the following year. In 1920 the King of Belgium conferred Guthrie with the Cross of Commander of the Order of the Crown. A member of Glasgow Art Club Guthrie exhibited often at the club's annual exhibitions. He joined the newly-formed Society of Graphic Art in 1921, and exhibited with them in 1921.

In 1919, Guthrie was commissioned by South African financier Sir Abraham Bailey, 1st Baronet to paint a group portrait of 17 politicians and statesmen of Britain and its allies who held office during the First World War. The painting, Statesmen of World War I, was completed in 1930, shortly before Guthrie's death. The painting was donated to the National Portrait Gallery, London. Guthrie's 17 preparatory oil studies were donated to Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Guthrie died in the house of his retiral, in Rhu, Dunbartonshire in 1930.

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    Scottish painter (1859–1930)

    Sir James GuthriePPRSA (10 June 1859 – 6 September 1930) was a Scottishpainter, associated with the Glasgow Boys. He is best known in his own lifetime for his portraiture, although today more generally regarded as a painter of Scottish Realism.

    Early life and education

    Guthrie was born in Greenock, the youngest son of the Rev. John Guthrie, a minister of the Evangelical Union church, and Anne Orr. He originally enrolled at Glasgow University to study law, but in 1877 abandoned this in favour of painting. Unlike many of his contemporaries he did not study in Paris, being mostly self-taught, although he was mentored for a short time by James Drummond in Glasgow and then John Pettie in London. In 1879, he moved to London to study painting. during the summer he painted at rural locations, often Rosneath and Helensburgh but mostly at Cockburnspath. Guthrie spent some time with his friend Edward Arthur Walton living in Cheyne Walk in Chelsea

    Career

    Guthrie lived most of his life in the Scottish Borders, since 1883 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, where he painted some of his most important works, including A Hind's Daughter (1883), and Schoolmates (1884). He was strongly influenced by the French Realists, especially Jules Bastien-Lepage, and was associated with the Glasgow Boys.

    In 1888, he was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, and a full member in 1892. In November 1902 he was unanimously elected to succeed Sir George Reid as RSA president, and he moved with his family from Glasgow to Edinburgh. In 1903, he was knighted. A member of Glasgow Art Club Guthrie exhibited often at the club's annual exhibitions.

    In 1919, Guthrie was commissioned by South African financier Sir Abraham Bailey, 1st Baronet to paint a group portrait of

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