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James Kay "Whistle-field", Scotland, Painting
McTague of Harrogate
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James Kay "Whistle-field", Scotland, Painting

1900 - 1920
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Born on October 22nd 1858 on the Isle of Arran, Scotland, James Kay went on to study at the Glasgow School of Art. He began exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1894 and won the gold medal at the Salon in 1903 for his painting "River of the North". Kay was elected to the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in watercolour (RSW) in 1906 and to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1938. He was also a member of the Glasgow Art Cub with which he exhibited many times. The present painting is a lovely quality gouache painting by Kay and is signed lower right and inscribed with the title "Whistle-Field" (a view near the artist's home) lower left. It is mounted into it's original gilt frame giving an overall size of 15"x19". There is a nice old label for "Daniel Miller, 162a, Bath Street, Glasgow", on the reverse.

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Physical Dimensions
Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Scottish Landscape Oil Painting to the 1910s.

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Born on October 22nd 1858 on the Isle of Arran, Scotland, James Kay went on to study at the Glasgow School of Art.
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He began exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1894 and won the gold medal at the Salon in 1903 for his painting "River of the North".
McTague of Harrogate

Kay was elected to the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in watercolour (RSW) in 1906 and to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1938. He was also a member of the Glasgow Art Cub with which he exhibited many times. The present painting is a lovely quality gouache painting by Kay and is signed lower right and inscribed with the title "Whistle-Field" (a view near the artist's home) lower left. It is mounted into it's original gilt frame giving an overall size of 15"x19". There is a nice old label for "Daniel Miller, 162a, Bath Street, Glasgow", on the reverse.

fig 1. An antique Scottish landscape oil painting depicting cattle grazing on a hillside amongst slender silver birch trees under a cloudy sky.
fig 1. James Kay "Whistle-field", Scotland, Painting

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Scottish Landscape Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA600635
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
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Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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Archive I An antique Scottish landscape oil painting depicting cattle grazing on a hillside amongst slender silver birch trees under a cloudy sky.

James Kay "Whistle-field", Scotland, Painting

Archive II An antique Scottish landscape oil painting depicting cattle grazing on a hillside amongst slender silver birch trees under a cloudy sky. View II
Archive III An antique Scottish landscape oil painting depicting cattle grazing on a hillside amongst slender silver birch trees under a cloudy sky. View III
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Archive V An antique Scottish landscape oil painting depicting cattle grazing on a hillside amongst slender silver birch trees under a cloudy sky. View V
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McTague of Harrogate

McTague of Harrogate
Telephone 07885 108190
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North Yorkshire
United Kingdom

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An antique Scottish landscape oil painting depicting cattle grazing on a hillside amongst slender silver birch trees under a cloudy sky.
James Kay "Whistle-Field", Scotland, Painting
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An antique Scottish landscape oil painting depicting cattle grazing on a hillside amongst slender silver birch trees under a cloudy sky.
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Scottish Impressionism emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, influenced by French plein air techniques and the Glasgow Boys movement. Works from this movement feature loose brushwork, textured impasto, and a focus on natural light across Scottish rural and coastal scenes.

Artists during this period primarily utilised ground oil pigments on linen canvas, timber panels, or artist board. Frame constructions typically involved timber moulding gilded with leaf or finished in simple carved wood profiles.

Authenticity is verified through artist signatures, period-appropriate canvas stretchers, historical gallery labels on the verso, and evidence of natural age craquelure within the paint surface.

Pastoral landscape paintings pair effectively with contemporary interiors by mounting them above a low sideboard or mantelpiece, using directional picture lighting to highlight tonal contrasts against neutral plaster walls.

Oil paintings require protection from direct sunlight, extreme humidity fluctuations, and heat sources. Dusting should be executed gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding moisture or chemical cleaners.
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