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Postwar Painting Historic Midlothian Temple Village By Sir William George Gillies RSA RA

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Indulge in the striking beauty of Sir William George Gillies' Postwar Painting of Historic Midlothian Temple Village. This exquisite work showcases the famed artist's mastery of color, composition, and storytelling, transporting you to a world of refined elegance and sophistication. A must-have for any art collector or admirer.
Title “Temple Village, Autumn” by Sir William George Gillies CBE LLD RSA PPRSW RA.
Subject landscape view of the historic known village of Temple in Midlothian in Scotland set during autumn, showing the artists country cottage home in the village along with other buildings homes and tall trees by Temple Church in the background.
His distinct use of various dark and light hue colours browns, maroon, yellow. gray, white which stand out.
Circa mid 20th century 1960's.
Medium is watercolour on paper backed with board, with a front protective glass over.
Set in the original mid century frame.
Signed W. Gillies in the lower bottom corner by the known artist Sir William George Gillies CBE LLD RSA PPRSW RA.
Inscribed & numbered by the artist verso G1327.
A nice easy to display size with the frame being 54.5 cm wide and 44.5 cm high.
Artist Biography Sir William George Gillies CBE RA (21 September 1898 – 15 April 1973) was a renowned Scottish landscape and still life painter. He is often referred to simply as W. G. Gillies. His works have been sold in auction houses like Sotherby’s, Christie’s also Bonhams around the world and exhibited in galleries like National Galleries of Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy & The Scottish Gallery. The highest sold price is $47,755 US Dollars. Gillies was born in Haddington, East Lothian. He had just enrolled at the Edinburgh College of Art, when he was called up for service in World War I with the Royal Engineers.
Gillies influence on Scottish painting of the twentieth century has been profound. He died in his home village in Temple Scotland in 1973.
Temple (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Trodach) is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland. Situated to the south of Edinburgh, the village lies on the east bank of the river South Esk. The name "Temple" refers to its historical connection to the Knights Templar. In 1237, the town name was recorded as "Ballentrodoch", from the Scottish Gaelic Baile nan Trodach, which means "town of the warriors", again a reference to the Knights Templar. Historically the Parish of Temple was divided into three portions, the ancient parish of Clerkington, and the chapelries of Moorfoot and Balantrodach. Clerkington was a parsonage held by the monks of Newbattle Abbey, Moorfoot was a chapelry founded by monks from the same institution.
Balantrodach on the other hand, was a chapelry of the Knights Templar. Temple Church Temple Midlothian In 1128, Hugues de Payens, the first Grand Master, met with David I in Scotland and was granted the lands of Balantrodach. In 1128, the Council of Troyes formally recognized the Order.
Balantrodach became their principal Templar seat and preceptoryin Scotland until the suppression of the order between 1307 and 1312. As Temple, being just to the south of the Firth of Forth, was an area of the country occupied by England at this time, knights were prosecuted, but not all were found guilty.
Legend has it that treasure of the Knights Templar was removed secretly from Paris, to be hidden in Temple. A local legend states: 'Twixt the oak and the elm tree/You will find buried the millions free.' French legends about the Templar treasure apparently also state that the treasure was taken to Scotland, with the knights landing on the Isle of May, the first island they would encounter in the Firth of Forth. Geographically, this would take them to the mouth of the river Esk, which could take them on to Rosslyn.
Provenance Aitken Dott & Son (The Scottish Gallery) 26 Castle Street Edinburgh, in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of the landscape subject matter.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface is in good overall order. Having some foxing staining, craquelure in areas. The frame which has general wear, scuffs, scratches, some losses commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (44.5 cm)
Wide (54.5 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (3 cm)