A Herd Boy

Edward Arthur Walton (1860 - 1922)

Scottish National Gallery

1886

This work is arguably Walton's greatest watercolour and played a key role in establishing his European reputation: in 1890 it was included in the second International Art Exhibition in Munich where the artist won a gold medal. Walton was a member of 'The Glasgow Boys', who popularised working in an almost impressionistic style in their oil paintings and watercolours. He especially drew inspiration from the work of Jules Bastien-Lepage who was renowned for his depictions of peasant figures.

• Medium: watercolour with gouache and scraping out on paper
• Dimensions: 53.5 x 57cm
• Art Fund Grant: £25000 ( Total: £80,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2007
• Vendor: Andrew McIntosh Patrick through the Fine Art Society

Provenance

James Alexander; Sotheby's, 1984; Fine Art Society; NG Lu Pat Collection; Andrew Patrick McIntosh collection.

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