James Kinnear (Scotland, c. 1846-1917)
Standing Stones ‘Ben Vrackie, near Pitlochry,’ Perthshire
watercolour on artistboard
(actual) 16” high x 23 7/8” wide
(framed) 25” high x 32 ¾” wide
Markings: signed lower left, titled verso
Condition: Excellent Condition with bright colours. Ready for Display.
For Accuracy: The frame appears to be original and shows light signs of wear to the extremities, as expected.
Catalogue Note: Ben Vrackie, literally the ‘Speckled Mountain’ in Gaelic, rises near Pitlochry and is located in Scotland. Described as a Corbett, a separate hill between 2,999ft and 2,500ft in height with a drop of more than 500ft all around, it measures approximately 2759ft and is a noted ascent. The feature of this painting, other than the ascent, is disguised by cattle at the far side of the waters edge – what at first glance appears to be more cattle are actually – a circle of standing stones! The cottage is too far away to be the Faskally Cottages Stones (https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=913) but there are many in the area. (Source: benvrackie.co.uk)
Artist Biography: James Kinnear (Scotland, c. 1846-1917). An Edinburgh artist he Exhibited at the Royal Academy; Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts; Royal Scottish Academy; Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours; Manchester City Art Gallery; and the New Watercolour Society.
