1855 - 1936. Known for: Figure, genre, landscape paintings.
Robert Gemmell Hutchison was born and educated in Edinburgh. He was soon recognized by the art fraternity, and became one of the most prolific exhibitors of his day. He was elected to many...
Read full biography Robert Gemmell Hutchison was born and educated in Edinburgh. He was soon recognized by the art fraternity, and became one of the most prolific exhibitors of his day. He was elected to many prestigious academies throughout the British Isles, including; The Royal Society of British Artists, The Royal...
Read full biography Robert Gemmell Hutchison was born and educated in Edinburgh. He was soon recognized by the art fraternity, and became one of the most prolific exhibitors of his day. He was elected to many prestigious academies throughout the British Isles, including; The Royal Society of British Artists, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour, and The Royal Scottish Academy. There are close similarities between his work and some of the Glasgow School of Painters in...
Read full biography Robert Gemmell Hutchison was born and educated in Edinburgh. He was soon recognized by the art fraternity, and became one of the most prolific exhibitors of his day. He was elected to many prestigious academies throughout the British Isles, including; The Royal Society of British Artists, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour, and The Royal Scottish Academy. There are close similarities between his work and some of the Glasgow School of Painters in particular, in his use of broad brushstrokes and soft, mute colouring. Coastal views are most effective on a large scale, an inspiration Hutchison would have drawn from William McTaggart. In 1877, Hutchison was instructed by McTaggart and other notable...
Read full biography Robert Gemmell Hutchison was born and educated in Edinburgh. He was soon recognized by the art fraternity, and became one of the most prolific exhibitors of his day. He was elected to many prestigious academies throughout the British Isles, including; The Royal Society of British Artists, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour, and The Royal Scottish Academy. There are close similarities between his work and some of the Glasgow School of Painters in particular, in his use of broad brushstrokes and soft, mute colouring. Coastal views are most effective on a large scale, an inspiration Hutchison would have drawn from William McTaggart. In 1877, Hutchison was instructed by McTaggart and other notable contemporaries such as Arthur Melville, and Patrick William Adam at the Trustees' Academy.
