JAMES
STUART CARNEGIE ALEXANDER (1900 – 1952)
"The
Cuillins, Isle of Skye"
Watercolour.
11 5/8” x 15 5/8” (295 x 397mm).
Titled
on border under mount
Provenance:
from a folio of the Artist's work IMAGE
James Stuart Carnegie Alexander was a painter in watercolour of
landscapes and flowers. He was born on 13th February 1900, the son of a Solicitor
and lived at Selkirk in 1921 and Edinburgh in 1928. He was educated at Haileybury College and spent six months at
the Royal Field Artillery cadet school. His artistic career was encouraged by
the artists Tom Scott and Robert and Edwin Alexander. His watercolours were noted for their
simplicity and sense of design. He exhibited at the Glasgow Institute of the
Fine Arts, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, Manchester City Art Gallery, the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute, the
Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Scottish
Society of Painters in Watercolours. A memorial show was held in 1952 and later
in 1996 another exhibition was held at Mainhill Gallery, His wife Euphen
Alexander was also an artist.
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