Spate in The Highlands
Artist
Peter Graham
(Edinburgh, Scotland, 1836 - 1921)
Date1868
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 51 cm, Width: 76.3 cm
Frame: Height: 78.2 cm, Width: 104.2 cm
Frame: Height: 78.2 cm, Width: 104.2 cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1902 by Mrs Leslie.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 09
Object numberABDAG002237
About MePeter Graham trained at the Trustees Academy in Edinburgh under Robert Scott Lauder. He began his career as a figurative artist but soon became immersed in landscape painting.He was best known for his talent for depicting the wild, rugged topography of the Highlands. His choice of subject matter ensured his popularity in London, where he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, as well as north of the border.
More About Me
Have you ever been outdoors during a storm? There is a real sense of the power of nature in this painting with the black sky and raging torrent of water.
Exhibitions
George Fennell Robson
Alexander Fraser
Thomas Bunting
Robert Noble
James Campbell Noble
