Sir James Guthrie

Sir James Guthrie, one of the Glasgow Boys

Although now famous for being one of the Glasgow Boys, James Guthrie did not originally intend to be an artist.

Being born in Greenock, the youngest son of the Rev.John Guthrie, a clergyman, and Ann Orr, Guthrie Jr. enrolled at Glasgow University to study law, but abandoned this in favour of painting in 1877. Unlike many of his contemporaries he did not study in Paris, being mostly self-taught, although he was mentored for a short time by James Drummond in Glasgow and then by the Scottish artist John Pettie in London.

This rare portrait will be offered on 12th May, estimated £8,000 - £12,000
Lot 1390
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