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Old Mill, Fifeshire

Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

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This painting shows us one of Hunter's favourite spots. An old mill set amidst the lush green cornfields and meadows with old-fashioned cottages with red-tiled roofs dotted nearby. He uses strong, vivid colours, and applies the paint quite freely in large staccato brushstrokes. The whole feeling is one of excitement, with the artist expressing directly his delight in the landscape he loves. Hunter first visited Fife in 1919. He was associated with a group of artists known as the Scottish Colourists. The other members of the group were J. D. Fergusson, F. C. B. Cadell and S. J. Peploe. Their title refers to their shared love of colour rather than to a specific style.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Title

Old Mill, Fifeshire

Date

c.1920

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 50.8 x W 68.6 cm

Accession number

1526

Acquisition method

gift from William McInnes, 1921

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

signed/dated

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