Born Edinburgh, 4 May; died Finzean, Aberdeenshire, 15 April.

His place in British art is secure. No-one has painted the north - east of Scotland with greater integrity and understanding, nor with less pretence. He was a totally honest man, free from sycophancy, whose joy it was to portray the natural beauties around him and to let his paintings speak for themselves. Although pre - eminently a painter of snow and winter landscapes his ability to catch the warmth and light, the sun - filled sandy atmosphere and the dazzling bazaars of north Africa as well as sunny autumn days in the Highlands are equally evocative.

Elected Associate of the Royal Academy 1890 and Royal Academician 1915. In addition to exhibiting over 200 works at the RA he showed at Royal Scottish Academy (73), Royal Cambrian Academy (1), Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (32), and 181 works at the Fine Art Society, after 1916 from Finzean, Kincardineshire.

Represented in Tate Art Gallery, National Gallery of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery ( portrait of ' George Paul Chalmers '), Aberdeen, Bristol, Nottingham, Dundee, Hartlepool, Manchester, Paisley, and Perth Art Galleries.

Source: Dictionary of Scottish Art & Architecture. Peter J M McEwan