Harry Townend

Artist John Macdonald Aiken (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1880 - 1961)

Associated Harry Townend

Datec.1921

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 127.4 cm, Width: 102.1 cm
Frame: Height: 155.5 cm, Width: 130.4 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1952 with income from the Webster Bequest.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG004518

Keywords

About MeAiken was awarded the silver medal at the Paris Salon in 1923 for this portrait of Harry Townend, Director of Aberdeen Art Gallery 1914-1939. It was previously exhibited at the RA in 1921 and shown again at the Salon of 1929.

Dressed in a dapper business suit with hat, gloves and cane in hand, Townend’s bearing exudes a confident, masculine assertiveness. The painting in the background is not recognised as one from Aberdeen Art Gallery's collection and may have been in Townend's private collection.

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Harry Townend was Director of Aberdeen Art Gallery from 1914-1939. Aiken was awarded the silver medal at the Paris Salon in 1923 for this portrait.