After the Old Masters

A student of Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen and Hospitalfield Art College in Arbroath, John Bulloch Souter was a Scottish artist known for his portraits and successful copies after Old Masters.

Souter continued his studies after being awarded the Byrne Travelling Scholarship by the Scottish Education Department. He toured Europe during the mid 1910s copying paintings after the Old Masters; favouring Velasquez, Titian, Chardin and Vermeer.

After World War I, in the early 1920s, Souter moved to London where he became a well-known portrait painter, capturing the likenesses of the well-known and famous including Ivor Novello, Gladys Cooper and Fay Compton. It was in 1926 that his controversial work The Breakdown made headlines in the international press and was removed from display at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.

LOT 62
[§]JOHN BULLOCH SOUTER (SCOTTISH 1890-1971) | AFTER VERONESE - THE FINDING OF MOSES
£400-600 + fees

In 1952, Souter returned to Aberdeen and concentrated more on landscapes and still-life as the demand for portraits and copying diminished.

LOT 60 | [§] JOHN BULLOCH SOUTER (SCOTTISH 1890-1971) | MEDITATION | £500-700 + fees

Souter's work was shown in group and solo exhibitions in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. Many of his major works are now held in public and private collections.

Four lots of work by John Bulloch Souter will be offered in our Paintings & Works on Paper auction in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 26 September.

LOT 64 | [§] JOHN BULLOCH SOUTER (SCOTTISH 1890-1971) | ARTIST'S BOX CONTAINING 20 OIL SKETCHEs | £1,000-1,500 + fees

Dates for your Diary

VIEWING | Sun 23 September, 12 noon to 4pm | Mon 24 & Tues 25 September, 10.00am to 5pm | Morning of sale by appointment only

AUCTION | Paintings and Works on Paper | 26 September 2018 | 11am in Edinburgh

LOCATION | 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RR