1 Fine Impressionist Oil Painting Scottish Moor Highlands Evening Glen Sannox By George Houston.
Subject beautiful traditional Scottish Highland mountain landscape views of Glen Sannox on the Isle Of Arran Scotland,
Signed in the bottom corner by the known Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy artist George Houston RSW.
Title ''Evening, Glen Sannox'' by GEORGE HOUSTON RSA RSW (SCOTTISH 1869 - 1947).
A good size with the frame being 81 cm wide and 59.75 cm high.
Set in a traditional gilt frame.
Circa early 20th century.
Having such impressive dramatic perspective, in the foreground your focus is first drawn to the various open grass mooorland with heather vegetation, magnificent views of the mountains rising in the background. Set at evening sunset time with golden colour sky above with further grey clouds higher up overhead.
The use of colour is exceptional with this artwork.
This is such a tranquil scene.
Sannox sits on the east coast of the Isle of Arr
...an, with a stunning backdrop of scenery in the shape of Glen Sannox. To the north lies North Glen Sannox. The A841 road passes through to Lochranza, on a stretch of road known locally as the Boguille. Sannox (Scottish Gaelic: Sannaig) is a village on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilbride. The name comes from the name the Vikings gave to the area, Sandvik, meaning the Sandy Bay.
Oil on board.
Biography of the artist George Houston RSA, RI, RSW (20 January 1869 – 5 October 1947) was a Scottish artist. He was a prolific landscape painter, using both oil and watercolour. He mainly depicted scenes of Argyll and Ayrshire. His works have sold numerous times at auction with the highest sold price recorded at $28,008 US Dollars.
His Birth and death Houston was born in Dalry, North Ayrshire. In the 1880s he stayed at North Bank Cottage in Portencross, where he formed a long-lasting friendship with the noted Scottish author Neil Munro (Para Handy). In 1912 Neil Munro wrote a book entitled ''Ayrshire Idylls'', and this was illustrated by George Houston. It is possible that Houston and his family moved to the nearby town of Saltcoats before moving back to Dalry. Thereafter he lived at West Lynn until his death on 5 October 1947.
His Notable works An Ayrshire Landscape was purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1904 and remains in the Glasgow Museums collection. Houston was a friend of the writer Neil Munro and illustrated Munro''s book Ayrshire Idylls (A&C Black, 1912). Munro also provided commentary on Burns'' Country, a series of 12 etchings made by Houston published in 1915. These etchings are now in the possession of the North Ayrshire Council Museums Service.
His family Houston married Anne Kerr Crawford in 1889 and the couple had ten children together.
Further information about the artist look at Christies, The Fine Art Society, Bonhams & 1stdibs.
Provenance gallery label verso for Ian MacNicol, Glasgow.
An exceptional fine example of his work.
Set in a very decorative gilt frame.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of the Scottish scenery subject matter such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
We only select & sell paintings based upon subject, quality & significance.
We provide our clients with friendly professional customer service.
Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface is in good order. Having craquelure & foxing stains in places, also minor paint loss towards the edges. The frame is in good overall order having general wear, scuffs, scratches & some minor chips, losses in places commensurate with usage & age.
International buyers worldwide shipping is available please ask for a quote.
Viewings are welcome by ap
Delivery shipping information
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD ship worldwide, using fully insured and online tracked delivery services like DHL, DPD, Parcelforce or Fedex also the British Shop. We offer Free national Delivery to England mainland, Wales mainland & Scottish lowland mainland areas only.
We offer Free UK mainland delivery only, international shipping to USA, Canada, Europe. All other countries rest of the world please get in touch for a shipping quote.
Great care and much time are taken over the safe transportation of the Fine Art & Antique pieces which we sell.
We bespoke pack & wrap extremely carefully, so you can rest assured that your piece will arrive with you in great as described condition.
For larger paintings, antique furniture pieces, and fragile items which can not be sent via the normal postal services, we use professional door-to-door delivery providers, who will always strive to deliver your piece promptly, within approximate. 2-5 working days for the United Kingdom mainland & International delivery between 5-14 working days.
Returns Policy
We offer a 14-day money-back refund policy
(excluding the cost of Postage & Packaging costs & any duties, taxes customs charges paid on buyers behalf or buy the buyer direct ).
CONTACT US:
Please feel free to call us.
We have a friendly & professional team on hand who are here to help you with any queries you may have.
Tel: 07494763382
Outside the UK:
Phone or text: 0044 7494763382
PAYMENT:
Our primary payment method is by (BACS) & International bank wire transfer, we can email you an invoice with our banking details upon request. We no longer accept any Online Card or in person card payments due to payment providers charging us and not returning the processing transaction fee even if an order is fraudulent, cancelled or returned. All Item(s) will need to be settled by bank transfer only. We will email you a proforma invoice with our bank details.
Customs Payment & Brexit
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD operates on a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis which means that the International buyer is responsible for any import duties, taxes & customs clearance charges and any other customs charges which may be necessary to release an order from international customs.
Following the UK leaving the EU on 1st January 2021 (BREXIT) there have been some changes to customs & duty charges for EU customers. Tax and import duty varies from country to country so we recommend you check with your local tax office to see if any fees will be payable.
If the customer refuses to pay any duty and customs charges and the parcel is returned to sender all shipping charges will be deducted from any refund.
Internal Reference: 482
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1004912
Dateline of this antique is 1920
Height is 59.8cm (23.5inches)Width is 81cm (31.9inches)Depth is 4cm (1.6inches)
Your credit card is processed securely by Stripe Inc. 
Thank you.
Your comment has been sent to Sellingantiques.