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The Property of the Executors for the estate of Major J.H.R. Shaw, M.C., deceased

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)

Reekie, Glasgow

Details

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)
Reekie, Glasgow
signed 'Atkinson Grimshaw' (lower left) and further signed and inscribed 'Reekie Glasgow - Atkinson Grimshaw' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 36½ in. (60.9 x 92.7 cm.)

Provenance

Purchased by the parents of the deceased for Welburn Manor, Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire, circa 1920.

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Lot Essay

Auld Reekie was the name affectionately given to Edinburgh since the sixteenth century on account of the smoke rising from the coal fires of the tenement buildings. A similar pall pervades this picture of the Glasgow docks, which, after Liverpool, was Grimshaw's most popular subject for urban night scenes. The shop interiors in this example are described with startling veracity, and names can clearly be read on the various advertisements.

We are grateful to Alex Robertson for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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