WILLIAM MERVYN GLASS R.S.A.,P.S.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1885-1965) §
PORTRAIT OF A GIRL
Estimate: £500 - £700
Auction: 25 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Oil on canvas, with a further composition verso, Cullins
Dimensions
69.5cm x 90cm (27.25in x 35.5in)
Footnote
William Mervyn Glass’s paintings are characterized by a delicate painterly quality with colour palettes that are soft and harmonious. Although he was born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, he spent most of his life in Edinburgh. Glass studied at the Gray’s School of Art and the Royal Scottish Academy Life School as well as abroad in Paris and Italy before serving in WWI. He found inspiration in the seascapes of Iona, painting alongside John McLaughlan Milne, Francis Cadell, and Samuel Peploe. Glass was awarded the Maclaine Watters bronze medal and Chalmers Jervise prize. Additionally, he exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Glasgow Institute, and Aberdeen Artists' Society.