{"product_id":"david-macbeth-sutherland-rsa-1883-1973-road-through-a-wood-original-pen-wash","title":"David Macbeth Sutherland RSA (1883–1973) | Road Through a Wood | Original Pen \u0026 Wash","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn expressive original pen-and-wash woodland landscape by the Scottish artist David Macbeth Sutherland RSA (1883–1973), titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoad Through a Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA winding path disappears into a dense woodland, surrounded by tall trees, tangled branches and heavy foliage. Sutherland combines loose washes of grey and black with wonderfully energetic pen marks, creating a dramatic composition full of movement and atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe drawing has an almost abstract quality. Dark vertical forms suggest the trunks of trees, while rapid, looping lines describe the surrounding undergrowth and foliage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a remarkable confidence and spontaneity to the work, demonstrating Sutherland's considerable skill as a draughtsman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBourne Fine Art, Edinburgh and London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse retains its original label from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBourne Fine Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, formerly based at 4 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, with additional premises at 14 Mason's Yard, St James's, London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gallery specialised in British paintings dating from 1800 to 1950, with a particular interest in Scottish artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBourne Fine Art had an established association with the work of David Macbeth Sutherland and Dorothy Johnstone, holding a joint exhibition of the two artists in 1987.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original gallery label identifies this work as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoad Through a Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, records the medium as pen and wash, and gives the dimensions as 22½ × 26 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA further label from Bourne Frames \u0026amp; Restoration Ltd survives verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Macbeth Sutherland was born in Wick, Caithness, in 1883.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter working briefly in a law office and subsequently as an apprentice in a lithographic firm, he pursued his artistic training in Edinburgh, studying at the Royal Scottish Academy Life School under Charles Hodge Mackie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was awarded the Carnegie Travelling Scholarship in 1910, which enabled him to travel to Spain and study European art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 1913 he taught at Edinburgh College of Art, where he became an influential figure in the development of modern Scottish painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was closely associated with the Edinburgh Group, a progressive circle of Scottish painters that included artists such as William Gillies, John Maxwell and Mary Newbery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the First World War, Sutherland served with the Royal Scots and was awarded the Military Cross.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1924 he married the distinguished Scottish painter Dorothy Johnstone ARSA (1892–1980), another important member of the Edinburgh artistic community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1933 Sutherland was appointed Head of Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, remaining there until 1948.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was elected a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1936 and exhibited regularly throughout his career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work is represented in public collections, including Aberdeen Art Gallery and the Royal Scottish Academy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough particularly celebrated for his Scottish and Breton landscapes, Sutherland was also an accomplished draughtsman, often working with the immediacy and expressive freedom seen in this drawing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoad Through a Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a striking example of his confident approach to works on paper, presented in a substantial dark wooden frame with a generous cream mount.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"viki.knott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57231344927100,"sku":"X683","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/7295\/1736\/files\/A0B6100F-C3B3-4905-A59D-C3D9B295271D.jpg?v=1793007801","url":"https:\/\/www.vikiknott.com\/products\/david-macbeth-sutherland-rsa-1883-1973-road-through-a-wood-original-pen-wash","provider":"viki.knott","version":"1.0","type":"link"}