Allan Ramsay II, Evening Glow Near Glamis Forfarshire

Allan Ramsay II, Evening Glow Near Glamis ForfarshireThis early 20th century oil painting by Scottish artist Allan Ramsay II (1852 1912) depicts a gentle river view near Glamis in Angus, Scotland. As the sun drifts beyond the horizon, passing clouds are illuminated by twists of tinted vermillion. Ramsay loved it here. Inspired by the independent minds of French painters, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot and Jules Dupr, Ramsay elevates his views with feathery brushwork and a key eye for composition. His

Georg Jahn

We’re on the outside but perhaps so is he

painting it several times

a man appears to be tending to his horse by an open barn door

We particularly love the way that the large trees in the foreground frame the view and guide the eye deeper into the painting

Duran encouraged his students to draw and paint simultaneously using a modified brush

Antoni Kierpal (1898-1960)

you can barely see him and it’s an interesting surprise when he finally comes into view

Artist’s auction highlight: £12

He’s sat within a chair that appears to be identical to the one here

Two street lights shimmer on either side of the Spree River

during the later part of the 19th-century