Stock Code: 2289 - SOLD
Description: A delightful summer beach scene set on the island of Iona observed by the increasingly popular Yorkshire born artist Donald McIntyre.
Further Information: Donald McIntyre was born in Leeds in 1923 of Scottish parents and spent his formative years at Garelochhead in the west of Scotland. A group of artists influenced by the teaching of James Wright RSW lived near his home and McIntyre joined them. Under Wright's guidance McIntyre developed a palette firmly based in the Scottish Colourist tradition. Whilst McIntyre always wanted to be a painter he first trained as a dentist; fortunately, however, the dental hospital was opposite Glasgow School of Art and he was able to attend evening classes there. He practised as a dentist, served in the army and taught in schools until the age of forty. Then, encouraged by the Howard Roberts Gallery in Cardiff, he left dentistry to become a full time painter.
He lived in North Wales for some 45 years, spending most summers painting on Iona. Donald McIntyre has exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Society of Marine Artists, the Fosse Gallery and in the Galleries Racines, Brussels; he was a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. Donald's work is in the permanent collections of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Robert Fleming Holdings plc, The Williamson Art Gallery (Birkenhead), Newport Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil Art Gallery, The Welsh Arts Council, The National Library of Wales, The Welsh Contemporary Art Society, Anglesey and Gwynedd Education Authorities, University of Wales, Department of the Environment, British Steel, USA Embassy (London) and London University.
Condition: Excellent. The painting has been lightly cleaned and re-framed in a late 20th century style frame.
Country of Origin: England (of birth)
Artist & Painting: Donald McIntyre, British (1923-2009) "Iona West" signed with initials lower right, acrylic on board, circa 1985.
Provenance: Private collection Cheshire.
Maker: Donald McIntyre
Signed: With initials "D.Mc" lower right
Dimensions of Canvas: Height 11.00 inches (27.94cm) Width 15.00 inches (38.10cm)