{"product_id":"george-houston-evening-glen-sannox-scottish-oil-painting","title":"Evening in Glen Sannox — George Houston RSA RSW Scottish Oil Landscape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvening, Glen Sannox — George Houston RSA RSW Scottish Oil Landscape c.1900–1920\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn atmospheric signed early 20th-century oil landscape of Glen Sannox on the Isle of Arran by George Houston RSA RSW (1869–1947), retaining historic Ian MacNicol Fine Art provenance and documented McTear’s auction history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Houston RSA RSW (1869–1947)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvening, Glen Sannox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsle of Arran, Scotland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCirca 1900–1920\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned \u003cstrong\u003eGEORGE HOUSTON\u003c\/strong\u003e lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistoric Ian MacNicol Fine Art Dealer label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistoric title and artist recorded on the MacNicol label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcTear’s label numbered 268 verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcTear’s, Glasgow, 19 July 2023, Lot 363\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional gilt frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvening, Glen Sannox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocative signed \u003cstrong\u003eearly 20th-century Scottish landscape, circa 1900–1920\u003c\/strong\u003e, by \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Houston RSA RSW (1869–1947)\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting one of the Isle of Arran’s most dramatic mountain environments at the close of day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark silhouettes of the mountains rise beyond open moorland while a warm evening sky illuminates the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA winding track leads into the glen towards a group of trees from which a delicate plume of smoke rises — a small indication of human habitation set against the scale and solitude of the surrounding landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting retains a particularly important \u003cstrong\u003eIan MacNicol Fine Art Dealer\u003c\/strong\u003e label verso recording both the title \u003cem\u003eEvening Glen Sannox\u003c\/em\u003e and the artist as \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Houston R.S.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: George Houston RSA RSW (1869–1947)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eEvening, Glen Sannox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubject: Glen Sannox, Isle of Arran, Scotland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate: \u003cstrong\u003eEarly 20th century, circa 1900–1920\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Oil on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchool: Scottish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Landscape\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSignature: Signed \u003cstrong\u003eGEORGE HOUSTON\u003c\/strong\u003e lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHouston reduces the Arran landscape to a sequence of powerful tonal masses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mountains appear monumental against the luminous sky, while the comparatively low horizon gives considerable visual importance to the changing evening light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the foreground, passages of russet, brown and green describe heather and rough moorland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe track provides a natural perspective line through the composition, leading towards the dark stand of trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst these trees, a plume of pale smoke provides one of the painting’s most distinctive details. Its presence introduces human scale without disturbing the prevailing sense of solitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of mountain structure, subdued earth colours and warm evening light produces a landscape of considerable atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Houston and the Scottish Landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Houston was born in Dalry, Ayrshire, in 1869 and developed a distinguished career principally devoted to Scottish landscape painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyrshire, Argyll and western Scotland provided recurring subjects, and his paintings frequently explore changing seasons, weather conditions and atmospheric effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHouston worked in both oils and watercolours and became associated with important Scottish exhibiting institutions, including the Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work is represented in Scottish public collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHouston was also associated with writer Neil Munro, illustrating \u003cem\u003eAyrshire Idylls\u003c\/em\u003e in 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting itself is not dated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts stylistic characteristics, materials and relationship to Houston’s mature landscape practice support an \u003cstrong\u003eearly 20th-century dating, circa 1900–1920\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe date should therefore be understood as a considered scholarly assessment rather than an inscribed date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistoric Ian MacNicol Label\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse retains an \u003cstrong\u003eIan MacNicol Fine Art Dealer\u003c\/strong\u003e label from 48 West George Street, Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt records:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Evening Glen Sannox”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“George Houston R.S.A.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis surviving label forms an important part of the painting’s provenance because it establishes an earlier dealer association while simultaneously preserving the historic title and attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndependent auction records document other works by George Houston with Ian MacNicol provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuction History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA further McTear’s label numbered \u003cstrong\u003e268\u003c\/strong\u003e survives verso. Its exact historic function has not presently been established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is subsequently documented at:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMcTear’s, British \u0026amp; International Pictures, Glasgow, 19 July 2023, Lot 363\u003c\/strong\u003e, catalogued as \u003cem\u003eGeorge Houston RSA RSW (Scottish 1869–1947), Evening, Glen Sannox\u003c\/em\u003e, oil on board, signed and titled verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eIan MacNicol Fine Art Dealer, 48 West George Street, Glasgow\u003c\/strong\u003e, where recorded as \u003cem\u003eEvening Glen Sannox\u003c\/em\u003e by George Houston R.S.A.; original dealer’s label retained verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcTear’s, Glasgow; historic label numbered 268 retained verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcTear’s, \u003cem\u003eBritish \u0026amp; International Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e, 19 July 2023, Lot 363.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcquired from the above sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThereafter curated by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed approximately 59.75 × 81 × 4 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting presents well overall and displays age-related craquelure, particularly visible across the lighter areas of the sky, together with minor marks and localised wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frame has age-related surface wear, scuffs, scratches, small chips and localised losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease examine the accompanying photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide shipping is available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwing to the substantial dimensions and weight of the framed painting, it will be professionally packaged using appropriate protective materials and dispatched fully insured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational buyers are welcome. 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