Original oil on board • Dated 2008. Exhibited at the Glasgow Group 50th Year Event.
Description
An exceptional original oil painting by noted Royal Glasgow Institute artist James Tweedie RGI, titled The Dream Horse and completed in 2008. The composition exemplifies Tweedie’s distinctive ability to blend the familiar with the surreal, creating an evocative, dreamlike narrative that invites sustained viewing and interpretation.
Executed with confident handling and rich tonal depth, the work demonstrates the maturity of Tweedie’s practice during a particularly significant period in his career. The painting is signed to the lower front and titled to the reverse, and is presented under glass in a high-quality frame, ready to hang.
ARTWORK DETAILS
Artist
James Tweedie RGI
Title
“The Dream Horse”
Date
2008
Medium
Oil on board
Signature
Signed lower front; titled verso
Dimensions
Image: 51 × 61 cm (20.1 × 24.0 in) Framed: 69 × 80 cm (27.2 × 31.5 in)
Condition
Excellent overall; surface clean and stable. Glazing intact. Some light handling wear to frame.
Provenance
The Glasgow Group 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 2008. Exhibition Book showing artwork included. Signed and dated. Compass Gallery Label to rear June 2008 purchase.
About the Artist
James Tweedie (born 1951) is a respected British painter known for works that merge observed reality with surreal and psychological elements. Largely self-taught, he has exhibited extensively throughout the UK and Europe. Tweedie is a recipient of several notable awards, including the Maude Gemmell Hutchison Prize and the Scottish Arts Club Award from the Royal Scottish Academy. He was elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI) in 2016.
Provenance & Reference
Exhibited at The Glasgow Group 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, June 2008. Illustrated on page 63 of The Glasgow Group 1958–2008. A copy of this book will be provided with the artwork, offering strong institutional documentation and enhanced provenance.
