Watercolor and whitening on paper, signed at lower left, matted and presented under glass in the original frame from James McClure & Sons in Glasgow.

SS 16 x 11.5 in.; DOA 25.5 x 20.5 in.

Estate Collection of the late John Archibald Shanks, Scotland

William Somerville Shanks studied at the Glasgow School of Art while working full time as a textile designer. Determined to paint full time, he moved to Paris to study at the Academie Julian. He is best known for his still lifes and portraits, exhibiting often.

Staining to mat; not examined out of the frame.

$300 - 500