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Impressionist Oil Painting Scottish Moor Evening Glen Sannox By George Houston

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This original Scottish Impressionist Oil Painting by George Houston brings the captivating beauty of Scotland's Moor Evening Glen Sannox to your home. With bold shades and graceful lines, it is certain to impress all who behold it.
Subject beautiful traditional Scottish Highland mountain landscape views of Glen Sanno on the Isle Of Aran Scotland,
Signed in the bottom corner by the well-known Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, artist George Houston RSW.
Title "Evening, Glen Sannox" by GEORGE HOUSTON RSA RAW (SCOTTISH 1869 - 1947).
A good size with the frame being 81 cm wide and 59.75 cm high.
Set in a traditional gilt frame.
Circa early 20th century.
Having such an impressive dramatic perspective, in the foreground your focus is first drawn to the various open grass moorland with heather vegetation, magnificent views of the mountains rising in the background. Set at evening sunset with a golden coloured sky above with further gray clouds overhead.
The use of color is exceptional in this artwork.
This is such a tranquil scene.
Sanno sits on the east coast of the Isle of Aran, with a stunning backdrop of scenery in the shape of Glen Sanno. To the north lies North Glen Sanno. The A841 road passes through Cochran, on a stretch of road known locally as the Guillebeau. Sanno (Scottish Gaelic: Susanna) is a village on the Isle of Aran, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kil bride. The name comes from the name the Vikings gave to the area, Sandlike, meaning Sandy Bay.
Oil on board.
Biography of the artist George Houston RSA, RI, RSW (20 January 1869 – 5 October 1947) was a Scottish artist. He was a prolific landscape painter, using both oil and watercolor. He mainly depicted scenes in Argyll and Ayrshire. His works have sold numerous times at auction with the highest selling price recorded at $28,008 US Dollars.
His birth and death, Houston, was born in Daley, North Ayrshire. In the 1880s he stayed at North Bank Cottage in Portencross, where he formed a long-lasting friendship with the noted Scottish author Neil Munro (Para Handy). In 1912, Neil Munro wrote a book entitled "Ayrshire Idylls", and this was illustrated by George Houston. It is possible that Houston and his family moved to the nearby town of Saltcoats before moving back to Daley. Thereafter, he lived in West Lynn until his death on 5 October 1947.
His notable work, An Ayrshire Landscape, was purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1904 and remains in the Glasgow Museums collection. Houston was a friend of the writer Neil Munro and illustrated Munro's book Ayrshire Idylls (A&C Black, 1912). Munro also provided commentary on Burns' Country, a series of 12 etchings made by Houston published in 1915. These etchings are now in the possession of the North Ayrshire Council Museums Service.
His family, Houston, married Anne Kerr Crawford in 1889 and the couple had ten children together.
Further information about the artist is at Christies, The Fine Art Society, Bonhams & 1st dibs.
Provenance gallery label verso for Ian MacNicol, Glasgow.
An exceptional fine example of his work.
Set in a very decorative gilt frame.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of the Scottish scenery, subject such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting is in good order. Having carquelure & foxing stains in places, also minor paint loss towards the edges. The frame is in good overall order, having general wear, scuffs, scratches, & some minor chips, losses in places commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (59.75 cm)
Wide (81 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (4 cm)