The Glasgow Boys and Girls

The Glasgow Boys and Girls were a group of radical young artists, most of whom came from Glasgow or thereabouts, who rebelled against the jaded Victorian passion for highland scenes and story-telling pictures. They sprang to prominence in the 1880s as documentary painters of rural life in all its harsh reality. This Curation, which draws largely from work in the Fleming Collection as well as public collections, is a forerunner of an actual exhibition to be staged at the Granary Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed later in the summer. Unless otherwise stated all works are courtesy of the Fleming Collection, a charity which promotes Scottish art and creativity through loans from its outstanding collection of Scottish art, cultural diplomacy and education.

Artists featured in this Curation: Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884), Flora Macdonald Reid (1860–1945), James Guthrie (1859–1930), Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922), John Lavery (1856–1941), Alexander Ignatius Roche (1861–1921), William York MacGregor (1855–1923), James Paterson (1854–1932), James McLachlan Nairn (1859–1904), William J. Kennedy (1859–1918), and 6 more See all

21 artworks

Storyline Album Showcase

Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

Pas mèche (Nothing Doing) 1882

Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884)

Oil on canvas

H 132.1 x W 89.5 cm

National Galleries of Scotland

Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland. Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund 2007.

Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922)

Edward Arthur Walton, The Herd Boy, 1886, watercolour and gouache on paper

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Fieldworkers 1883

Flora Macdonald Reid (1860–1945)

Oil on canvas

H 101.6 x W 61 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

The Bridge, Crowland c.1882

James Guthrie (1859–1930)

Oil on canvas

H 30.5 x W 23.2 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

A Hind's Daughter 1883

James Guthrie (1859–1930)

Oil on canvas

H 91.5 x W 76.2 cm

National Galleries of Scotland

Image credit: The National Trust for Scotland, Broughton House & Garden

George Henry (1858–1943)

George Henry, A Cottars Garden, 1885, watercolour

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Back Wynd, Ceres

Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922)

Oil on canvas

H 78.7 x W 63.5 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: National Museums NI

Under the Cherry Tree 1884

John Lavery (1856–1941)

Oil on canvas

H 150.8 x W 150.4 cm

National Museums NI

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Early Autumn, Grez

Alexander Ignatius Roche (1861–1921)

Oil on canvas laid down on board

H 45.7 x W 38 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Near St Andrews

William York MacGregor (1855–1923)

Oil on canvas

H 48.9 x W 61 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Arthur Melville (1855–1904)

Arthur Melville, A Cairo Street, 1883, watercolour on paper

Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

Joseph Crawhall (1861–1913)

Joseph Crawhall, The White Drake, c.1895, gouache on linen

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Joseph Crawhall (1861–1913)

Joseph Crawhall, The Bull Ring, Algeciras / Bullfight, Algeciras, 1891, watercolour on paper

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Edinburgh from Craigleith Quarry c.1898

James Paterson (1854–1932)

Oil on canvas

H 50.8 x W 61 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

View of Corrie on Arran 1887

James McLachlan Nairn (1859–1904)

Oil on canvas

H 30.5 x W 45.7 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

The Blue Hungarians 1888

John Lavery (1856–1941)

Oil on canvas

H 30.5 x W 35.5 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

In Camp c.1892

William J. Kennedy (1859–1918)

Oil on canvas

H 28 x W 38.3 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Sand Dunes, Tangier 1892

Alexander Mann (1853–1908)

Oil on canvas

H 43 x W 53.3 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Children at Play c.1893

Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933)

Oil on canvas

H 40.6 x W 60.9 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Geisha Girls 1894

Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933)

Oil on canvas

H 59.7 x W 39.4 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

A Galloway Landscape 1889

George Henry (1858–1943)

Oil on canvas

H 121.9 x W 152.4 cm

Glasgow Life Museums

Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Broughton House & Garden

Edward Atkinson Hornel

Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904)

Oil on canvas

H 74 x W 63.5 cm

National Trust for Scotland, Broughton House & Garden

Constance Walton (1865–1960), RSW

Constance Walton, Day Dreams, c.1895, watercolour

Katherine Cameron (1874–1965), RWS, RE, FRSA

Katherine Cameron, Apple Blossom and Bees, c.1900, pencil and watercolour on paper

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

George Henry (1858–1943)

George Henry, Girl Reading, 1896, pastel on paper

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

A Newhaven Fishwife c.1901

Alexander Ignatius Roche (1861–1921)

Oil on canvas

H 127 x W 111.8 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Colour Sketch, Saint Agnes c.1890

David Gauld (1867–1936)

Oil on canvas

H 50.8 x W 40.6 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Winter Sunshine, Moniaive 1889

James Paterson (1854–1932)

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 40.6 cm

The Fleming Collection

Image credit: The Fleming Collection

The Highland Glen c.1893

Arthur Melville (1855–1904)

Watercolour on paper

H 58.5 x W 84 cm

The Fleming Collection

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George Henry (1858–1943)
Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884)
Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933)
James McLachlan Nairn (1859–1904)
Alexander Mann (1853–1908)
Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904)
Alexander Ignatius Roche (1861–1921)
Flora Macdonald Reid (1860–1945)
William York MacGregor (1855–1923)
William J. Kennedy (1859–1918)
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