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William Miles Johnston (1893-1974) - Watercolour Portrait of a Border Collie
Description
A particularly fine watercolour study of a Border Collie by the highly talented animal artist William Miles Johnston. The watercolour has been beautifully heightened with body colour. Signed to the lower right. Well-presented in a contemporary oak-effect frame. On paper.Condition
In fine condition.
Size
18.5 x 26cm (7.3" x 10.2")Framed Size: 36 x 43.5cm (14.2" x 17.1")
Artist Biography
Painter who studied at Edinburgh College of Art who developed a talent as a bird and animal painter as well as a landscape artist. Bill Johnson was married to artist Dorothy Nesbitt and together they formed a lasting friendship with Jessie King and her husband E. A. Taylor. By 1940 the Johnston’s had relocated to Kirkcudbright where Bill opened an arts and crafts gallery selling his own paintings and other painted wooden objects and ceramics. He exhibited with the Dumfries & Galloway Fine Art Society and at the Royal Scottish Academy and earlier in his career he assisted Robert Lorimer with decoration of the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh. His work is held in the Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright.
| SKU | ry730 |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Miles Johnston (1893-1974) |
| Date | Mid 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 18.5 x 26cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Animals |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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