Margaret McClean

Margaret McClean - 20th Century Oil, Portrait on Blue

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An accomplished oil painting, depicting a portrait of a lady in a blue interior. Gazing softly at the viewer, the sitter translates a sense of kindness and warmth. Unsigned. Well-pre...

An evocative mid-20th-century portrait of a pensive lady in blue by the established portrait artist John Walton RP (1925–2023). Rendered in soft, hazy brushwork, Walton gently illumi...

An early 20th century female portrait by the British artist Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961). Signed to the lower right. Dated 1919...

A fine oil portrait of a tight lipped, serious man in a yellow shirt and tie. On the reverse of the board is a naive style Eastern street scene bathed in sunlight. Both paintings are...

Edward Bainbridge Copnall Portrait of a Lady in Blue 1903-1973 Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '30' Image Size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.7 cm) Contemporary style frame Thi...

An original, circa 1970, oil on canvas painting by listed Northern artist Harry Rutherford. A fine example of a Modern British portrait. In fine untouched condition and framed in a p...

Striking oil on canvas portrait captures the quiet dignity of an elderly gentleman, rendered with expressive brushstrokes and thoughtful use of colour. The artist has conveyed the ch...

An original large Scottish portrait oil by noted Scottish artist William Oliphant Hutchinson. The work is a portrait of a gentleman, in a suit, with a rose in his lapel. This painting is a fine realist portrait. It dates to 1960 when he was at the height of his portrait career. This is a fine example of a mid 20th century Scottish portrait. Signed and dated upper left. Provenance. Scottish collection. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size 36 inches by 28 inches and in good gallery condition. Housed in a gallery frame, 43 inches by 35 inches framed and in good condition. William Oliphant Hutchinson (1889-1970), was born at Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, fifth child in the family of four sons and two daughters, of Henry William Hutchison of Kinloch, a Kirkcaldy businessman, and his wife, Sarah Hannah née Key. Educated at Kirkcaldy High School, Cargilfield School, Edinburgh, and later at Rugby School. As a boy he showed considerable promise as an artist and wanted to become a painter but his family were set on him entering business. In 1911, he spent a period in Paris, primarily to perfect his French where he also took this opportunity to study at the Atelier Delecluse, striking up a lifelong friendship with Scottish artist, [Sir] James Gunn (1893-1964). On his return to Scotland he entered the family timber business but, with his father's permission, entered Edinburgh College of Art, having a portrait of his younger sister Nancy exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1911. Whilst studying in Edinburgh he came under the influence of watercolourist Edward Arthur Walton...