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Robert Gemmell Hutchison'The Jew's Harp' Two Boys Listening to an Old Man. An antique paintingc.1900
c.1900
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Robert Gemmell HUTCHISON
Picture Size: 17 x 14" (42.5 x 35cm)
Outside Frame Size: 24 x 21" (60 x 52.5cm)
An wonderful example of Robert Gemmell Hutchison's work. A charming and warm painting with a gentleman showing two young boys how to play a Jews harp in an interior. The profile of the boy is exquisitely drawn illustrating the attentiveness that is captivating him by the demonstration of this uncommon instrument.
1860 – 1936
Landscape, figure and portrait painter, he studied at the Board of Manufacturers School of Art in Edinburgh. He became a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1896 the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1901, an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in1901 and a full member in 1911. In 1895 he also be came a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours.
Address: Edinburgh 1888, 1894 and 1912
London 1885
Manchester 1887
Musselburgh, Scotland 1905
Exhibited at:- Arlington Gallery x 2
Royal Society of Artists, Birmingham x 1
Grosvenor Gallery x 2
Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts x 111
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool x 63
Manchester City Art Gallery x 5
Royal Academy x 55
Royal Society of British Artists x 14
Royal Hibernian Academy x 6
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours x 6
Royal Institute of Oil Painters x 52
Royal Scottish Academy x 184
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours x 118
Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery x 1
- Creator:Robert Gemmell Hutchison (1855 - 1936, Scottish)
- Creation Year:c.1900
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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- Condition:This item is in very good condition and in a gold leaf frame. It has been relined for preservation purposes.
- Gallery Location:St. Albans, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2469212805372
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