George Leslie Hunter 1879-1931
One of the four Scottish Colourists who were influenced by French painting of the early twentieth century, George Leslie Hunter was born at Rothesay, Isle of Bute. As a child and young adult he lived in California, USA. Entirely self-taught, Hunter initially worked as an illustrator and began to paint following a trip to Paris in 1904.
After his first exhibition was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 he moved to Glasgow, where the dealer Alexander Reid became his patron. During the 1920s Hunter worked in France and Scotland, and exhibited with Fergusson, Peploe and Cadell in London and Paris.
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British Art Fair
at Saatchi Gallery 26 - 29 Sep 2024Stand 12 at the British Art Fair 2024, with work by John Byrne, D Y Cameron, William Crosbie, Pat Douthwaite, Kenny Hunter, Gerald Laing, Iain Macnab, John Maclauchlan Milne, John...Read more -
Scottish Impressions
6 Jun - 31 Aug 2024Our summer exhibition opens with an exquisite example of Pre-Raphaelite painting by Waller Hugh Paton. Sublime evening light suffuses the scene which takes in a moored boat on a loch...Read more -
Art & Design
1890 - 1950 22 Mar - 1 Jun 2024Read more -
Twenty Twenty
2 Oct - 14 Nov 2020The Fine Art Society is now almost 145 years old and has survived two world wars, depressions, a financial crash and, most recently, a global pandemic. The decision to relinquish...Read more -
Hang 2 //
Scottish Painting 1900-1940 13 Feb - 14 Mar 2020The years 1900 to 1939 saw Britain move from a period of relative innocence and comfort to the trauma of war. After World War 1, artists retreated to more traditional,...Read more -
Between Tides
Scotland's working culture of the sea 26 May - 17 Jun 2017For centuries, artists have been inspired by the sea. A natural boundary, Scotland's coasts and seas are dramatic, varied, highly productive and often awe-inspiring. This exhibition looks at the varied...Read more
