Robert Hope - Gullane Golf Course
Robert Hope - Gullane Golf Course
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ROBERT HOPE, RSA
(1869-1936)
Gullane Golf Course
Signed with initials l.r.: RH; signed and inscribed on the reverse: Gullane / Rbt Hope RSA
Oil on board
Framed
16 by 24 cm., 6 ¼ by 9 ½ in.
(frame size 31 by 39.5 cm., 12 ¼ by 15 ½ in.)
Gullane Golf Course is situated in East Lothian, to the east of Edinburgh. It offers spectacular view across the Firth of Forth and towards Edinburgh.
Robert Hope was born in Edinburgh where he studied at the School of Design before entering the Royal Scottish Academy Life School. He then studied for a time at Julian’s Academy in Paris. He stated his working life as a lithographic draughtsman but soon turned to painting in oils. He painted landscapes, portraits and figurative subjects. He was also involved in a series of large decorative schemes including the ballroom of Manderston House, Edinburgh City Chambers and the apse of St Cuthbert’s Church. In 1911 he was elected an Associate member of the Royal Scottish Academy, becoming a full member in 1925. In 1921 he painted an important picture of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland being addressed by Karl Haig, a work necessitating a great many portrait studies. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy and Glasgow Institute.
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Gullane Golf CourseSigned with initials l.r.: RH; signed and inscribed on the reverse: Gullane / Rbt Hope RSAOil on boardFramed16 by 24 cm., 6 ¼ by 9 ½ in.(frame size 31 by 39.5 cm., 12 ¼ by 15 ½ in.)Gullane Golf Course is situated in East Lothian, to the east of Edinburgh. It offers spectacular view across the Firth of Forth and towards Edinburgh.Robert Hope was born in Edinburgh where he studied at the School of Design before entering the Royal Scottish Academy Life School. He then studied for a time at Julian’s Academy in Paris. He stated his working life as a lithographic draughtsman but soon turned to painting in oils. He painted landscapes, portraits and figurative subjects. He was also involved in a series of large decorative schemes including the ballroom of Manderston House, Edinburgh City Chambers and the apse of St Cuthbert’s Church. In 1911 he was elected an Associate member of the Royal Scottish Academy, becoming a full member in 1925. In 1921 he painted an important picture of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland being addressed by Karl Haig, a work necessitating a great many portrait studies. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy and Glasgow Institute.){kind=link}