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United Kingdom ( 1819 - 1894 ) - Artworks
Sotheby's / Oct 12, 2005
€2,913.33 - €4,369.99
€10,488.24
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Steell David Gourlay
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Artworks in Arcadja
39
Some works of Gourlay Steell
Extracted between 39 works in the catalog of Arcadja
Gourlay Steell - Gheal Chasach
Original 1863
Auction:
Bonhams -
May 22, 2013- Edinburgh
Lot number:
144
Other WORKS AT AUCTIONDescription:
Gourlay Steel (British, 1819-1894)
Gheal Chasach,
prize highland cow, depicted with her calf
signed 'Gourlay Steel RHa/1863' (lower right)
oil on canvas
70 x 90cm (27 9/16 x 35 7/16in).
Gheal Chasach
winner of the First Prize at Perth 1861, and Gold Medal at Stirling 1864
Gourlay Steell - Sketch, A West Highland Terrier
Original
Auction:
Bonhams -
Feb 10, 2009- New York
Lot number:
184
Other WORKS AT AUCTIONDescription:
Sketch, a West Highland Terrier
signed, inscribed and dated 'Gourlay Steell RSA/1863/Sketch' (lower right)
bodycolour, watercolour and pencil
17 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (43.5 x 37 cm.)
The present lot has come to auction throught direct descent from the family of Flora Martin. Flora (neé Ruddell Todd), whose brother James Ruddell-Todd was an MP for Honiton in the 1830's, commissioned the painting from Gourlay Steel.
Gourlay Steell - Sherry, Ranger, And Glen, Three Gundogs In A Highland Landscapewith The Day's Bag
Original
Auction:
Christie's -
Nov 20, 2008- London
Lot number:
580
Other WORKS AT AUCTIONDescription:
Gourlay Steell, R.S.A. (Scottish, 1819-1894)
Sherry, Ranger, and Glen, three gundogs in a highland landscapewith the day's bag
oil on canvas
44 x 57 in. (112 x 135 cm.)
Lot Notes
Steell was the son of an Edinburgh engraver, and brother of SirJohn Steell, the sculptor whose work included the statue of SirWalter Scott for the Scott Monument in Princes Street Gardens.Gourlay Steell studied with Robert Lauder under Sir William Allanat the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh, and rose to become arguablythe leading Scottish sporting painter. He exhibited at the RoyalScottish Academy from 1832 until his death, and at the RoyalAcademy from 1865 to 1880. On the death of Landseer in 1873, he wasappointed Animal Painter for Scotland to Queen Victoria, andseveral works by him remain in the Royal Collection.
Gourlay Steell - A Prize Shorthorn In A Stable
Original 1861
Auction:
Sotheby's -
Oct 12, 2005- London
Lot number:
24
Other WORKS AT AUCTIONDescription:
GOURLAY STEELL R.S.A., 1819-1894
A PRIZE SHORTHORN IN A STABLE
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 7,200 GBP
62x75cm., 24¼x29½in.
signed and dated 1861
oil on canvas
The Scottish animal painter, Gourlay Steell, studied at the Trustees' Academy and under Robert Scott Lauder. On the death of Landseer in 1873 he was appointed animal painter for Scotland by Queen Victoria which ensured him a virtual monopoly on animal and sporting commissions in Scotland. He was also painter to the Highland and Agricultural Society and Curator of the National Gallery of Scotland.
Gourlay Steell - A Prize Bull
Original
Auction:
Christie's -
Mar 4, 2004- London
Lot number:
536
Other WORKS AT AUCTIONDescription:
Gourlay Steell, R.S.A. (1819-1894), and David George Steell,A.R.S.A. (1856-1930)
A prize bull
signed and dated 'D and G Steell/1879' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
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