Lot 94A: Alexander Mann (British, 1853-1908) On the Findhorn

On the Findhorn
signed and dated 'Alex Mann 1885' (lower right)
oil on canvas
95 x 150.5cm (37 3/8 x 59 1/4in).

EXHIBITED: Possibly exhibited as 'The Findhorn, near Forres' at the RGI, 1886
PROVENANCE: With the Fine Art Society, August 1997.
Alexander Mann and Arthur Melville were among the first 'Glasgow Boys' to head to Paris to study in the later 1870's, thus establishing a tradition which was followed by the Colourists and later major figures like Crosbie and Gear. This important work dates from the Glasgow Boys' most significant and pioneering period, the mid-1880's.