JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (1836-1893)
JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (1836-1893)
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JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (1836-1893)

Glasgow docks, at twilight

Details
JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (1836-1893)
Glasgow docks, at twilight
signed 'Atkinson Grimshaw' (lower left)
oil on canvas
12 7/8 x 19 in. (32.7 x 48.1 cm.)
Provenance
with MacConnal-Mason & Son, London, where purchased, July 1970.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay


This composition, featuring the Glasgow docks (probably Broomielaw Street), was one that Grimshaw revisited many times during his artistic career. The artist successfully developed his urban night scenes in this setting through the employment of strong contrasts; the lights from the shops create depth, whilst casting the figures and the ships' masts into darkness. This painting is particularly atmospheric, as the artist has carefully painted in the clock face and the shop windows but left other elements of the architecture more sketch-like, evoking a haunting quality.

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