Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 15

James Bell Anderson
Portrait of a Girl with Hat - Scottish 1919 art oil painting Edinburgh artist

1919

About the Item

This Lovely Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted portrait artist James Bell Anderson who worked out of his studio in Glasgow. It was painted in 1919 and is signed and dated. It is a portrait of a girl in a pink dress with a pink bow in her dark hair. She is holding a hat in her hand and gazing at the artist/viewer. The brushwork is superb and the details in her face just charming. This is a wonderful example of Anderson's work as a well sought after Scottish portrait artist. Signed and dated 1919 middle left. Provenance. Aitken Dott Scottish Gallery label verso. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size 24 inches by 20 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a beautiful gilt frame, 28 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. James Bell Anderson (1886-1938). Painter, born in Edinburgh he studied at Edinburgh School of Art where he won a scholarship in his first year, at Hospitalfield, Arbroath for four years under George Harcourt and in Paris at Académie Julian under Jean Paul Laurens. Upon returning to Britian he set up a studio in Glasgow in 1912, devoting himself entirely to portraiture. One of his first commissions was Lord Strathclyde, then Lord Advocate. He was also commissioned by the Constitutional Club to complete a portrait of Bonar Law, which had been started by Sir James Guthrie. Elected ARSA 1932, RSA 1938. Exhibited regularly , RA 3, RSA 45 occasionally still lifes as well as portraits, RSW 2, GI 74, AAS 1.
  • Creator:
    James Bell Anderson (1886 - 1938, Scottish)
  • Creation Year:
    1919
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU853113438892
More From This SellerView All
You May Also Like
  • "Untitled, " Oil Painting
    Located in Denver, CO
    Shana Levenson's "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up portrait of a female model. This is a secondary market work ...
    Category

    2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Panel

  • "Untitled, " Oil Painting
    By Sharon Pomales
    Located in Denver, CO
    Sharon Pomales's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model with blonde hair. This is a secondary market w...
    Category

    2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Panel

  • "The Mooring of Scarlet, " Oil Painting
    By Pamela Wilson
    Located in Denver, CO
    Pamela Wilson's (US based) "The Mooring of Scarlet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pregnant model with a boat on top of her head. This...
    Category

    2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • "Metempsychosis: Ginger Snapped, " Oil Painting
    By Pamela Wilson
    Located in Denver, CO
    Pamela Wilson's (US based) "Metempsychosis: Ginger Snapped" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a topless female model with a Baboon head. This is a secondary market...
    Category

    2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • "Amber Ray, " Oil Painting
    Located in Denver, CO
    Lacey Lewis's (US based) "Amber Ray" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model sitting on a red couch, with big dark hair, and pasties over her nipples. Thi...
    Category

    2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Panel

  • "Untitled, ' Oil Painting
    By Brian Busch
    Located in Denver, CO
    Brian Busch's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model with short hair and a red jacket. This is a secondary market work with one pre...
    Category

    2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Panel

Recently Viewed

View All