Sir William George Gillies CBE LLD RSA PPRSW RA (British, 1898-1973)
Summer flowers in a blue and white vase
signed 'W G Gillies' (lower right)
oil on canvas
73 x 55cm (28 3/4 x 21 5/8in).
signed 'W G Gillies' (lower right)
oil on canvas
73 x 55cm (28 3/4 x 21 5/8in).
Sold for
£16,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- This still life of flowers was painted circa 1940. Gillies' chosen subject matter recalls the themes treated by the Scottish Colourists, while his use of impasto and colour demonstrates the influence of Bonnard and Vuillard.
Category: Fine Art / 19th Century Paintings
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