Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

James Stuart Park
Hydrangea with Fan - Scottish art 19thC Glasgow Boy artist floral oil painting

Circa 1900

$5,505.66
$6,882.0820% Off
£4,000
£5,00020% Off
€4,688.65
€5,860.8120% Off
CA$7,516.28
CA$9,395.3520% Off
A$8,361.55
A$10,451.9420% Off
CHF 4,383.23
CHF 5,479.0420% Off
MX$102,176.12
MX$127,720.1420% Off
NOK 55,814.96
NOK 69,768.7120% Off
SEK 52,542.07
SEK 65,677.5820% Off
DKK 34,998.96
DKK 43,748.7020% Off
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

A fine floral oil painting by Glasgow Boy artist James Stuart Park. This is a super oil on canvas painting of white and pink hydrangea in a vase with a green fan by listed artist Park and was painted circa 1900. This is a fine example of a late 19th century Scottish Glasgow Boys Impressionist oil with good subject. Park spent much of his career painting flowers and it is for these works that he is best known. His early flower paintings of the late 1880s are regarded as works of brilliance in terms of their design and use of colour. Park's focus on design and decorative qualities in his paintings of the late 19th century led to the emergence of an abstract element in his work. In earlier works the vases and surfaces which supported his flower arrangements played an important part in the compositions, in later works they are no longer seen. Signed lower left. Provenance. Glasgow estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches unframed and in good condition. Housed in a complementary ornate frame 28 inches by 24 inches framed and in good condition. James Stuart Park (1862-1933) spent much of his career painting flowers and it is for these works that he is best known. His early flower paintings of the late 1880s are regarded as works of brilliance in terms of their design and use of colour. Park's focus on design and decorative qualities in his paintings of the late 19th century lead to the emergence of an abstract element in his work. Whilst in earlier works the vases and surfaces which supported his flower arrangements played an important part in the compositions, in works such as this they are no longer seen. Only the bright colours of the petals emerge out of the dark background. James Stuart Park was born on the 29th of April, 1862 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. It is likely that his father worked in the carpet industry in Kidderminster, having moved from Catrine. His mother was originally from Craigie. When still quite young he returned with his family to the West of Scotland, where his father is later recorded as a carpet designer. Around the mid-1880's Park attended evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art and first exhibited at the Glasgow Institute in 1883. It is thought at this time he was apprenticed to be an engineer, however his talent for painting developed and with further studies in Paris and Glasgow he gave up all notion of any other profession. For almost the next three years from 1889 he was to develop a style of painting which was original in its approach and which did much to enhance his reputation in Glasgow at that time. This attention resulted in a series of early flower studies which had a quality and freshness which set a basis for all his future work, for, although he painted a number of portraits, it is his flower paintings which preoccupied his output and led to his inclusion to a group of painters who came to be known as the Glasgow School and his involvement did much to further his career. Known collectively as 'The Glasgow Boys', there would be times when many of these friends would travel together painting and exchanging ideas. During this time Park had a studio in Glasgow and exhibited widely. By the late 1890's he had settled his home in Kilmarnock and in 1902 he married Helen Fullarton, a girl from Saltcoats. His address is given as 15 South Hamilton Street. He continued to develop his style while his paintings enjoyed a great deal of popularity. To meet the demand for his work he had the use of an outbuilding at Bellfield House, Kilmarnock, which he used as a studio and which gave access to the greenhouses that served this local estate. The arrangement providing an abundance of subject material for him to work from. He later rented a flat on London Road, Kilmarnock, and later bought the half villa 'Elmslie', also on London Road. There were five children, two boys, John and Charlie and three girls, Mary, Helen and Irene and there continues to be a family connection with Kilmarnock up until the present. He is still remembered, towards the end of his life, travelling about Kilmarnock by bicycle with canvases strapped to his back. An article in the Scots Pictorial of June 1900 refers to the fact that he was a splendid rider and that in the summer of 1899 he travelled from Glasgow to London by bicycle, in three days. He continued to exhibit regularly having an annual exhibition every February in the McLellan Galleries, Glasgow.
  • Creator:
    James Stuart Park (1862 - 1933, Scottish)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1900
  • 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: LU853113420202

More From This Seller

View All
Still Life of Roses - Scottish Colourist thirties art floral oil painting flower
Located in London, GB
This superb floral still life oil painting is by Scottish artist David Alison. Painted circa 1930 it is an arrangement of pink roses in a glass vase on a table. The darker background...
Category

1930s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Scottish Floral - Scottish art 1920's oil painting still life floral arangement
By John Aiken
Located in London, GB
A fine floral oil painting by Scottish listed artist John M. Aiken. This is a super oil on canvas painting of a floral arrangement entitled "Gay Companions" of yellow, pink, red and white flowers in a blue bowl. The flowers are marigolds, dahlias and cosmos amongst others. This is a fine example of a Inter War Scottish Post Impressionist floral oil with good subject. It is a good large size painting and is signed and in good condition. If you want a painting by this artist then this is a fine example. Signed lower right. Provenance. Private estate collection. Gallery label verso. Remnants of exhibition label. Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 30 inches by 25 inches and in excellent condition. Housed in a complementary frame, framed size is 39 inches by 34 inches. In good condition. John Macdonald Aiken (1880-1961) was born in Aberdeen and a painter in oils and watercolours as well as an etcher and stained glass artist. After serving a six years apprenticeship as a draughtsman with the lithographer Robert Gibb he studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and at the Royal College of Art under Gerald Moira...
Category

20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Single Dahlias Bouquet - British Victorian floral still life exh. oil painting
By Mary Rischgitz
Located in London, GB
This wonderful exhibited British Victorian floral still life oil painting is by female artist and flower painter Mary Rischgitz. Painted in 1886 it was exhibited at the Royal Academy...
Category

19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Art Deco Spring Flowers - British 1930's art floral still life oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Art Deco floral oil painting is by noted Cornish artist Philip Rashleigh, who used the name Frank for exhibition purposes. The Rashleighs were an old and disti...
Category

1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Coffee Pot - British exh art 1960s floral still life oil painting flowers
By Mary Kent Harrison
Located in London, GB
A stunning British RA exhibited still life oil painting by artist Mary Kent Harrison who exhibited throughout her career. This stunning oil is a bold, adventurous and confident still...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Flowers and Bird's Nest - British art 1880 floral oil painting
By Henry John Livens
Located in London, GB
This stunning British Victorian floral still life is by 19th century born artist Henry John Livens. Painted in 1880, the setting for this colourful floral arrangement is the forest f...
Category

1880s Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

You May Also Like

Sean Farrell, "Dogwood and Hydrangea", 26x20 Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Dogwood and Hydrangea", is a 26x20 oil painting on board by artist Sean Farrell. Featured is a grand bouquet of flowers arranged in a harmonious blend of...
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage Italian Modernist Impressionist Hydrangea Still Life By P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6010 Vintage Modernist Impressionist still life hydrangea bouquet in a torquoise vase, oil on canvas signed by P.Russo Unframed
Category

1980s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hydrangeas #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted this painting a number of years ago as part of a series I did on this Hydrangea plant I picked up at the local supermarket. The painting is full of big, bold, colorful, th...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sean Farrell, "Blue Hydrangea Bloom", 16x10 Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Blue Hydrangea Bloom", is a 16x10 oil painting on board by artist Sean Farrell. Featured is an up-close view of a freshly harvested branch of hydrangea. ...
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hydrangea in Bloom, Oil Painting
By Nicole Lamothe
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cluster of pink hydrangeas arranged in a clear rounded vase in full bloom. Artist Nicole Lamothe painted this piece in alla-pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Modern British pastel study of hydrangeas and fruit still life by Bernard Myers
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Bernard Myers (British, 1925 – 2007) Still life with HyDrangeas and Fruit Pastel on paper Signed ‘B. Myers’ (lower right) 24 x 31.3/4 in. (61 x 80.7 cm.) (including frame) From the e...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel