On the Kishorn watercolour
signed
14 x 20 inches
 
William Beattie-Brown, RSA (1831-1909) 
 
Beattie-Brown was born in the Parish of Haddington . 
He found English subjects for  his paintings  in Surrey, Kent, and Yorkshire, but his main themes were Scottish highland landscapes. He was a pioneer among the Scottish 'out-of-door' artists, frequently completing his pictures directly from nature .. In 1871 he was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, and in 1884 an Academician. His diploma picture, dated 1883, is a characteristic highland landscape, 'Coire-na-Faireamh,' now in the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh. representative works by him are in the public galleries at Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, and Bolton. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy, Glasgow and other Scottish exhibitions. In his later years he adopted a more glowing scheme of colour than in his earlier work; but his pictures were always noticeable for their realistic line and tone, and for their technical excellence.