Linlithgow Loch

Artist Robert Brough (Invergordon, Scotland, 1872 - 1905)

Mediumwatercolour on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 24 cm, Width: 34.3 cm
Frame: Height: 45.3 cm, Width: 57.5 cm

AcquisitionBequeathed in 1967 by Norman J J Walker.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002650

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About MeRobert Brough was the illegitimate son of a maid. He was brought up by an uncle while his mother moved away from Aberdeen and married, later settling in Linlithgow in Fife.

It seems likely therefore, that this vibrant study in watercolours was painted when Brough was visiting his mother and her new family. The portrait painter John Singer Sargent became Brough's mentor and the younger artist adopted vigorous, bravura brushwork in his oil paintings. Here, the fluidity of the watercolour medium bestows movement and life to the landscape.
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A vibrant study in watercolours by an artist who died tragically young. Brough attended night classes at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen and was also mentored by John Singer Sargent.