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I galleriets øyne er James Guthries mest kjente maleri To Pastures New (1882). A Hind's Daughter (1883) og Revd Dr Andrew Gardiner (died 1892) (1888) fullfører trioen som alle kjenner igjen. Av de 65 verkene til James Guthrie i vår katalog, presenterer galleriet de 64 mest kjente nedenfor; hvert originalverk med årstall, museum og hva som gjør det unikt.
The scene unfolds in To Pastures New, an oil on canvas painted by James Guthrie. Completed in 1883, the work captures a quiet moment of movement across the landscape. The artist, who lived from 1859 to 1930, brings a sense of life to this specific rural setting through his careful application of oil pigments.
James Guthrie’s “A Hind’s Daughter”: A Portrait of Rural Tranquility James Guthrie’s “A Hind’s Daughter,” completed in 1883, isn't merely a depiction of a cabbage field; it’s an exquisitely crafted meditation on childhood innocence and the quiet dignity of rural life. Painted in oil on canvas, this artwork resides at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh—a testament to Guthrie’s enduring appeal within the art world. Examining the painting reveals…
A somber, three-quarter length portrait of an elderly man, rendered with the quiet dignity of the academic tradition. The subject sits turned slightly to his right, his gaze directed toward the viewer's right, emerging from a dark, atmospheric void. Light falls with dramatic intent upon his forehead, weathered skin, and hands, creating a chiaroscuro effect that emphasizes the textures of his white hair and the heavy fabric of his black…
An elderly woman sits in profile, her presence anchored by the weight of an ornate chair. The light enters from the upper left, a soft wash that catches the curve of a cheek and the stillness of hands. She is draped in dark attire, a silhouette of deep blacks and browns that merges with the shadows of the room. The composition is quiet, placing her slightly off-center against a hazy,…
The afternoon air feels heavy and still as a man pauses on the sidewalk, his presence anchored by a sturdy pole. He wears a hat that casts a soft shadow over his features, and a cane rests in his hand, a silent companion to his slow, deliberate pace. At his side, a dog waits with loyal patience, while further off, another canine wanders through the scene. The world around them…
In "A Gallant of the Terror," James Guthrie presents a solitary figure caught in a moment of heavy introspection. This oil on canvas, painted about 1880, focuses on a weary man from the waist up. He sits in a quiet, shadowed space, his presence filling the frame with a sense of profound fatigue. A dark bicorne-style hat rests upon his head, and a blue jacket covers his shoulders, while a…
The portrait titled Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 - 1908. Statesman presents a commanding presence on the canvas. This work, painted about 1908, captures the likeness of the statesman and Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. Born in Glasgow, the subject meets the viewer through the steady gaze of a man who has navigated the highest levels of British politics. The painting emerges from the hand of Sir James Guthrie, a significant…
The Artist's Mother (Anne Orr, Mrs John Guthrie, 1817 - 1896) is a portrait by James Guthrie. The subject is Anne Orr, also known as Mrs John Guthrie. She was the mother of the artist. This intimate study was painted about 1893.
In this intimate bust-length portrait, we encounter the artist himself, captured in a moment of profound introspection. The subject is positioned slightly off-center, his gaze directed toward the viewer's left while his eyes remain fixed forward, creating a sense of psychological depth. There is a certain gravity in his expression, a dignity that comes from a life spent observing the nuances of light and human character. He is dressed in…
In The Wash, James Guthrie presents a vertically oriented scene that immediately draws the eye to the center of the canvas. A solitary, weary figure is positioned centrally, burdened by a heavy load as they move through a desolate landscape. This central placement creates a profound sense of isolation, emphasizing the physical struggle inherent in the subject's movement. The composition is structured with a shallow perspective, where the figure is…
Rev. Alexander Whyte, 1836 - 1921. Principal of New College, Edinburgh1900 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Christina Wilson, Mrs Thomas Steven, 1827 - 1913.1903 · Scottish National Gallery
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The Velvet Cloak1907 · Scottish National Gallery
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Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith1920 · National Portrait Gallery
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William Morris Hughes, 1862 - 1952. Prime Minister of Australia. (Study for portrait in Statesman of the Great War)1920 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Sir Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, 1854 - 1925. Statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War)1921 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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William Ferguson Massey, 1856 - 1925. Prime Minister of New Zealand (Study for portrait in Statesman of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)1921 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, 1863 - 1945. Statesman1920 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Sir Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965. Statesman1919 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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General Louis Botha, 1863 - 1919. Soldier and statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)1918 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, 1848 - 1930. Statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesman of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)1920 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Sri Ganga Singh Bahadur, the Maharaja of Bikaner, 1880 - 1943. Statesman (Study for portrait in Statesman of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)1920 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon1927 · National Portrait Gallery
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Some statesmen of the Great War1927 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron Morris, 1859 - 1935. Prime Minister of Newfoundland. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War)1924 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Henry Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, 1852 - 1928. Statesman1923
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Andrew Bonar Law, 1858 - 1923. Statesman (study for portrait in Statesmen of World War I, 1914 - 1918, in the National Portrait Gallery, London)1924 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Fallodon, 1862 - 1933. Statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesman of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)1924 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, 1875 - 1931. Statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War)1924 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Sir Joseph Cook, 1860 - 1947. Prime Minister of Australia. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War)1924 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Sir Robert Laird Borden, 1854 - 1937. Prime Minister of Canada. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)1924 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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George Nicoll Barnes, 1859 - 1940. Statesman. (Study for portrait in Statesmen of the Great War, National Portrait Gallery, London)1924 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Schoolmates1884 · Museum voor Schone Kunsten
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The Shepherd Boy1883 · Scottish National Gallery
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In a Monastery Garden1884 · Scottish National Gallery
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Paid-Off1881
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The Cottage on the Hill1881
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Hard at It1883 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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The Pedlar1881
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Field Work in the Lothians1883
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Gypsy Fires are Burning for Daylight's Past and Gone1881 · The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
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Poppleton, The Artist at Work1882 · The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
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Miss Helen Sowerby1882 · National Gallery of Scotland
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The Camp in the Woods1880
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A Funeral Service in the Highlands1881 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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Street in Oban, Night1890 · Yale Center for British Art
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The Tennis Racket1890
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Candlelight1890
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Maggie Hamilton1892 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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The Ropewalk1888
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Tennis1890
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The Stonebreaker1886
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Oban1893 · Scottish National Gallery
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Oban1893 · Scottish National Gallery
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Errol Guthrie
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Pastoral1887 · National Gallery of Scotland
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Pastureland1890 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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Firelight Reflections1890
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Old Willie, A Village Worthy1886 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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In the Orchard1885 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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Midsummer1890
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The Morning Walk
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St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
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Statesmen of World War I1930 · National Portrait Gallery
#3 Revd Dr Andrew Gardiner (died 1892)
#4 Mrs Craig Sellar of Ardtornish (1844 - 1929)
#7 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 - 1908. Statesman
#8 The Artist's Mother (Anne Orr, Mrs John Guthrie, 1817 - 1896)
#9 Sir James Guthrie, 1859 - 1930. Artist and President of the Royal Scottish Academy (Self-portrait)
De fire motivene som går igjen hyppigst i disse originalverkene, hver med sitt fremste eksempel.
De 8 museene som innehar flest av maleriene på denne siden.
| Museum | By | Verker av James Guthrie | Malerier fra denne listen |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scottish National Portrait Gallery |
Edinburgh | 19 | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 - 1908. Statesman, Sir James Guthrie, 1859 - 1930. Artist and President of the Royal Scottish Academy (Self-portrait), Rev. Alexander Whyte, 1836 - 1921. Principal of New College, Edinburgh |
 Scottish National Gallery |
Edinburgh | 10 | Revd Dr Andrew Gardiner (died 1892), Mrs Craig Sellar of Ardtornish (1844 - 1929), A Gallant of the Terror |
 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum |
Glasgow | 6 | Hard at It, A Funeral Service in the Highlands, Maggie Hamilton |
 National Gallery of Scotland |
Edinburgh | 3 | A Hind's Daughter, Miss Helen Sowerby, Pastoral |
 National Portrait Gallery |
London | 3 | Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Statesmen of World War I |
 The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery |
Glasgow | 2 | Gypsy Fires are Burning for Daylight's Past and Gone, Poppleton, The Artist at Work |
 Museum voor Schone Kunsten |
Gent | 1 | Schoolmates |
 Yale Center for British Art |
New Haven | 1 | Street in Oban, Night |
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The scene unfolds in To Pastures New, an oil on canvas painted by James Guthrie. Completed in 1883, the work captures a quiet moment of movement across the landscape. The artist, who lived from 1859 to 1930, brings a sense of life to this specific rural setting through his careful application of oil pigments.
The Artist's Mother (Anne Orr, Mrs John Guthrie, 1817 - 1896) is a portrait by James Guthrie. The subject is Anne Orr, also known as Mrs John Guthrie. She was the mother of the artist. This intimate study was painted about 1893.
The portrait titled Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 - 1908. Statesman presents a commanding presence on the canvas. This work, painted about 1908, captures the likeness of the statesman and Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. Born in Glasgow, the subject meets the viewer through the steady gaze of a man who has navigated the highest levels of British politics. The painting emerges from the hand of Sir James Guthrie, a significant…
An elderly woman sits in profile, her presence anchored by the weight of an ornate chair. The light enters from the upper left, a soft wash that catches the curve of a cheek and the stillness of hands. She is draped in dark attire, a silhouette of deep blacks and browns that merges with the shadows of the room. The composition is quiet, placing her slightly off-center against a hazy,…
Statesmen of World War I is an oil on canvas painting by Sir James Guthrie. Completed in 1930, the work arrived at a significant moment in the artist's life. This large-scale composition was commissioned by the South African financier Sir Abraham Bailey. It was intended to commemorate the various politicians and statesmen of Britain and its Dominions who held office during the First World War.
To Pastures New (1882). Deretter følger A Hind's Daughter (1883) og Revd Dr Andrew Gardiner (died 1892) (1888).
23 år gammel: To Pastures New er fra 1882, og James Guthrie ble født i 1859.
To Pastures New, A Hind's Daughter, Revd Dr Andrew Gardiner (died 1892), Mrs Craig Sellar of Ardtornish (1844 - 1929), Crowland, A Gallant of the Terror, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 - 1908. Statesman, The Artist's Mother (Anne Orr, Mrs John Guthrie, 1817 - 1896), Sir James Guthrie, 1859 - 1930. Artist and President of the Royal Scottish Academy (Self-portrait) og The Wash. Rangeringen ovenfor viser årstall og museum for hvert verk.
Vår katalog inneholder 65 verk av James Guthrie, datert fra 1880 til 1930.
Hovedsakelig i Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh), Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh) og Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Glasgow). Museumslisten ovenfor viser alle.
I 1880s: 24 av de 64 verkene på denne siden ble laget da, To Pastures New av dem.
På denne siden er det eldste A Gallant of the Terror (1880) og det nyeste Statesmen of World War I (1930).
Man (7), Woman (3) og Rural scene (3), fordelt på 64 verk på denne siden.
Oil On Canvas, for 14 av de 64 verkene på denne siden.
Impressionist landscape painting, basert på originalene på denne siden.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 - 1908. Statesman, Sir James Guthrie, 1859 - 1930. Artist and President of the Royal Scottish Academy (Self-portrait) og Rev. Alexander Whyte, 1836 - 1921. Principal of New College, Edinburgh: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh har 19 av verkene på denne siden.
Født i Greenock i Storbritannia, trådte Sir James Guthrie frem som en sentral skikkelse i det sene nittenhundretalls kunstlandskapet. Selv om han i begynnelsen beveget seg mot en juridisk karriere ved universitetet i Glasgow, viste lerretsmaleriets kall seg å være uimotståelig, noe som førte til at han forlot jusstudiene i 1877 for å forfølge malerkunsten. Til forskjell fra mange av sine samtidige som søkte forfinelse i atelierene i Paris, fulgte Guthrie en mer ensom og selvlært vei. Selv om han mottok kortvarig veiledning fra skikkelser som James Drummond i Glasgow og John Pettie i London, ble hans kunstneriske identitet formet gjennom et dypt og personlig engasjement med naturen og verkene til de franske realistene.
Hans utvikling ble dypt preget av innflytelsen fra Jules Bastien-Lepage, hvis tilnærming til realisme la grunnlaget for Guthries egen mestring av atmosfære og lys. Denne forbindelsen bidro til at han ble et fremtredende medlem av Glasgow Boys, en gruppe kjent for å utfordre grensene for tradisjonelt skotsk maleri. Hans arbeid beveget seg ofte forbi ren dokumentasjon; i stedet søkte han å fange de flyktige fornemmelsene av lys og luft gjennom løse penselstrøk og en levende, men ofte dempet, fargepalett. Enten han skildret det stille verdigheten i det rurale livet eller de intime detaljene i et portrett, besatt Guthrie en sjelden evne til å oversette en scenes emosjonelle tyngde til lerretet.
Guthries samlede verker er hyllet for sin evokative kraft, særlig hans evne til å gjennomstrømme landskap med en følelse av dyp ro. I verk som Pastureland demonstrerer han en symfonisk kontroll over lys og skygge, noe som skaper en oppslukende opplevelse av det skotske kulturlandskapet. Hans teknikk omfavnet ofte elementer fra impresjonismen, hvor stemning og sanseopplevelse ble prioritert fremfor rigid, akademisk presisjon. Dette kommer tydelig til uttrykk i hans bruk av teksturer—den myke pelsen til kveg, det vaiende gresset på en mark, eller den disige luminescensen i en sommerdag—alt gjengitt med en sensitivitet som taler til naturens egne rytmer.
Hans landskap var ofte inspirert av de skotske grenselandene, spesielt steder som Cockburnspath, hvor han tilbrakte store deler av sitt liv. Disse omgivelsene utgjorde bakteppet for noen av hans mest varige bragder, inkludert:
Gjennom sin karriere oppnådde Guthrie betydelig institusjonell anerkjennelse, noe som gjenspeiler hans viktighet for det britiske kunstfeltet. Hans vei oppover i gradene i Royal Scottish Academy førte til at han ble valgt som assosiert medlem i 1888 og fullt medlem i 1892, før han til slutt etterfulgte Sir George Reid som president for RSA. Denne profesjonelle prestisjen ble ledsaget av personlige utmerkelser, inkludert adelskap i 1903 for hans enorme bidrag til kunsten.
Utover hans landskap og portretter, er Guthries historiske betydning sementert gjennom hans evne til å fange en epokes ånd. Hans senere år bød på monumentale oppdrag, slik som det storslåtte gruppportrettet Statesmen of World War I, fullført i 1930. Dette verket, som avbilder sytten politikere og statsmenn, står som et testament til hans ferdigheter i å håndtere komplekse komposisjoner og historisk tyngde. I dag huskes Guthrie ikke bare som en maler av skotsk realisme, men som en kunstner som kunne fange selve essensen av fred, lys og den evige skjønnheten i den naturlige verden.
