Victorian Oil Painting the Glen Sligachan Skye Scotland Louis Bosworth Hurt

1 Fine Victorian British Work of Art Oil Painting Landscape View The Glen Sligachan, Skye Scotland.

Subject landscape view of the known Scottish landscape honeypot view of The Glen Sligachan on the Isle of Skye.

Impress your clients or guests & add a statement painting to your office or home wall space.

Signed in the bottom corner by Louis Bosworth Hurt (1856–1929).

A nice display size with the frame being 37 cm wide and 29 cm high.

Your focus is drawn to the enchanting powerful rapid waters of River Sligachan as it flows downstream, with huge stone rocky boulders in the river and also on either flanks. Thick lush oor green grass can be seen at the bottom right. Above further back in the distance are views of the green hills and then further back the jagged rocky Cuillan mountains are above with mainly overcast sky descendin. The different hues are so vivid.

Oil on board with front protective glass cover.

Set in the original highly decorative gilt frame which really enhances this painting.

Title inscribed verso "The Glen Sligachan, Skye".

Circa late 19th century Victorian era.

Artist biography Louis Bosworth Hurt (1856–1929) a well known English landscape artist. Hurt was born in Ashbourne in north Derbyshire in England. Louis B. Hurt's paintings have sold at auctions worldwide, the highest sold price is 155,806 US Dollars which was for Hills of Ross-shire, at Christie's London.

He was a student of George Turner. who was known as Derbyshire's John Constable and their paintings have similar styles. Hurt and his wife, Harriet, lived in Derbyshire where they kept Highland cattle. Hurt is renowned for his paintings of these cattle and studies he made of highland cattle in Scotland. He also painted near Bettwys-y-Coed where he had a second home.

Hurt exhibited thirteen times at the Royal Academy in the 1880s and 1890s as well as exhibiting and holding exhibitions provincially. Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth hold a large collection of his paintings as it was founded by one of Hurt's patrons. Hurt also has paintings in the South African National collection, in Reading, Manchester,Rotherham and Sheffield.Paintings that he originally sold for 7 to 40 pounds were valued at £80,000 in 2005.

Sources "George Turner, British (1843-1910)". Langham Gallery. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

Boyd, Rachel. "Nineteenth Century Paintings". Richard Green. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

23 artworks by or after Louis Bosworth Hurt at the Art UK site. "Hurt Painting Pushes for Record Price". Ashbourne NewsTelegraph. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

Provenance label verso for William Rodman & Co Dealers In Works of Art, London fine art auction label and now in the collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant.

Did you know there is a legend that the water that flows beneath the River Sligachan has been enchanted by fairies. The story surrounds Scotland’s greatest warrior who lived on Skye a female warrior who's name was Scáthach. She practiced her battle skills in the Fort of Shadows which is now known as Dunscaith Castle. The Irish demi-god arrivedd at Dunscaith & confionted Scáthach to demonstrate who had the greatest strength. They fought so intensely for some days, the battle was so close between them & could of gone either way. However Scáthach was more adetpt though Cú Chulainn was so quick and powerful. The battle wuld not end until one of them was killed. Scáthach’s child called Uathach was so frightened that her mum would eventually be slaughtered. She went over to the Sligachan river and begged for the fairies to assist her mum. Uathach cried into the water, the fairies were so touched by the daughter’s endless love and sorrow, that the he fairy queen magically appeared to Uathach, & said wash your face in the river & you will then have the knowledge required to rescue her mums life..

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