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James Paterson PRSW RSA RWS(British, 1854-1932)Still Life, Blue and Russet 61.5 x 51 cm. (24 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
3 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
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James Paterson PRSW RSA RWS (British, 1854-1932)
Still Life, Blue and Russet
signed and dated 'James Paterson/ 1918' (lower right); further signed, titled and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
61.5 x 51 cm. (24 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
signed and dated 'James Paterson/ 1918' (lower right); further signed, titled and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
61.5 x 51 cm. (24 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Footnotes
Provenance
With James McClure & Son, Glasgow
Exhibited
Glasgow, Royal Glasgow Institute, 1918, cat.no. 96
Although there was no sustained tradition of still life painting in British art before the Scottish Colourists, several of the Glasgow Boys tackled the genre. Most notable of these was Stuart Park but Paterson, Melville, Lavery and Dow also created fine examples.