Lot 72: * STEWART CARMICHAEL (SCOTTISH 1867 - 1950) AN OLD

* STEWART CARMICHAEL (SCOTTISH 1867 - 1950)
AN OLD DUNDEE CLOSE
oil on canvas, initialled and dated 'SC 46' (upper left)
60 x 44 cm (23 5/8 x 17 5/16 inches).
Note : Carmichael began his training as an architect in Dundee, whilst attending evening art classes at the studio of Peter D. Lauder. Aged 19 he moved to London where he worked for the publishing firm Alexander Strachan & Co. Between 1888 and 1891 Carmichael travelled and studied in Antwerp, Brussels, Paris and Siena before returning to Dundee. Carmichael was intensely interested in Scottish literature and history. This was reflected in much of his early work which was influenced by the Symbolist movement of the late 19th century, whose aim was to resolve the conflict between the material and the spiritual world. He also played an important part in the Celtic Revival movement.