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We are pleased to offer for auction this large oil on canvas by the artist F. E. JAMIESON, active 1895-1940, who has signed the painting in the lower left hand corner with his pseudonym Chas. Maurice. This is one of his lesser known pseudonyms, but the work is unmistakable. The painting is entitled River Lochay, Trossachs on the stretcher, probably by the restorer who relined the painting some years ago, who took it from the back of the canvas. F E. Jamieson normally gave the location of his subjects. It is possible that the snow capped peak in the background is Ben More, the tallest mountain in the vicinity, which would have been visible from Glen Lochay and the river. It is situated in The Trossachs National Park.

Francis Jamieson was a painter in oil and watercolour of highland landscapes and coastal scenes. (The work of this highly prolific artist is curious since the oils and watercolours have two quite distinctive styles and subject matter. The oil paintings are most frequently seen and these are highland landscapes or loch scenes - sometimes they appear to be signed with pseudonyms such as 'W. Richards' and 'Phil Hips' - the location is usually inscribed on the reverse. The watercolours are often coastal scenes with boats and figures on a shore, painted in a more traditional Victorian style, and possibly pre-date the oils. F. E. Jamiesons's beach scenes were published as postcards around 1920 by G. Ajelli & Co. of London on a textured card to give the appearance of an oil. Jamieson is known to have travelled widely in the South of England between the wars selling his work but does not appear to have exhibited.) This quote in parentheses is taken from Jeremy Wood's excellent book 'Hidden Talents - A Dictionary of Neglected Artists Working 1880-1950'. To see further examples of his work, please look on google images.

Work by Francis Jamieson can be seen at the usual sites. Please note that on all these sites you will find F. E. Jamieson variously listed as Francis E. Jamieson, F.E.Jamieson, Frank E. Jamieson, Frederick E. Jamieson etc. You may also find some listings under his various pseudonyms of Arnould Pienne, Charles Maurice, A. de Perrin, Joel Owen, Graham Williams, Aubrey Ramus, J. H. Boel, F. Walters, etc .

The painting has been newly framed in a 3 1/2" ornate silver gilt frame. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.

Image size: 23 3/8" x 15 5/8"" - 59.5cm x 39.7cm

Frame size: 30 5/8" x 22 3/4" - 77.8cm x 57.8cm

Medium: Oils on canvas

Condition: Excellent. The canvas has been relined at some stage in the past and is in good, clean condition. The frame is new.