SIR GEORGE PIRIE R.S.A. (1863-1946)

Housed in a fine original Watts frame

Exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1896 - entitled "Broncho Mares"

Royal Scottish Academy 1896

Born in Campbeltown, the son of a doctor, George Pirie attended Glasgow University before turning to art. He studied at the Slade and in Paris where he painted animals and birds, as well as some landscapeS. As a draughtsman he was excellent with a fluid and confident line but his colour tends to the grey. He often added watercolour to his pencil in a free and ‘wet’ style, and he also made extensive use of bodycolour and pastel. In the 1880s he was associated with the Glasgow Boys, and in the early 1890s he was in Texas for a period, drawing horses and ranching scenes. He exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy as well as in Scotland and the provinces. He was knighted in 1937, and died in Torrance in 1946, aged 83.