MARY NICOL NEILL ARMOUR R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1902-2000) §
TOBERMORY, MULL - 1972
£1,071
Auction: 26 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Signed and dated '72 lower right, oil on canvas board
Dimensions
24cm x 34.5cm (9.5in x 14in)
Footnote
Celebrated for her jewel-toned still lifes and sensitive landscapes, Mary Armour's work is instantly recognisable. Her mature style developed during a tenure teaching still life painting at Glasgow School of Art between 1951-61, where she was exposed to modern European artistic ideas. This inspired her subsequent work profoundly. Armour frequently journeyed to the West Coast of Scotland with her husband and fellow artist William Armour, where the pair drew and painted the landscape. This composition dates to 1972, the year Armour was awarded the Cargill Prize from the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.