Sir James Guthrie, 1859 - 1930. Artist and President of the Royal Scottish Academy (Self-portrait), James Guthrie

Guthrie was the leading member of the glasgow boys, the group of artists inspired by french realist painting who challenged the conservative and edinburgh-run royal scottish academy. Like so many rebels, guthrie in time became a pillar of the establishment himself; an orthodox society portrait painter and the president of the academy he had earlier challenged. Object Type: painting. Genre: self-portrait. Date: between circa 1900 and circa 1910. Dimensions: height: 35.3 cm (13.8 in); width: 25.3 cm (9.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas mounted on cardboard. Depicted People: James Guthrie. Collection: Scottish National Gallery. Sir James Guthrie (Self-portrait)