Andrew Geddes (1783-1844)
| Artist Name | Andrew Geddes (1783-1844) |
|---|---|
| Title | Portrait of a Lady in Satin Dress |
| Description | This superb Scottish Old Master portrait oil painting is by noted portraitist Andrew Geddes. Painted in 1833 the painting is a half length portrait of a glamorous young woman in an off the shoulder cream satin dress with a highly fashionable hair. Geddes has perfectly captures the sheen of the satin and her hair and the details in her face are just lovely. A fantastic example of Scottish early 19th century portraiture and an excellent example of Geddes work. Signed upper right and dated 1833. |
| Provenance | Dorset estate. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 26 x 28 inches |
| Frame | Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 34 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. |
| Condition | Good condition. |
| Biography | Andrew Geddes ARA (1783-1844) was a Scottish portrait painter and etcher. Geddes was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a classical education at the Royal High School and subsequently at the University of Edinburgh, he was employed as a clerk for five years in the excise office, in which his father held the post of deputy auditor. After the death of his father, who had opposed his desire to become an artist, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy schools. His first contribution to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy, a St John in the Wilderness, appeared at Somerset House in 1806, and from that year onwards Geddes was a fairly constant exhibitor of figure-subjects and portraits. His well-known portrait of David Wilkie, with whom he was on terms of intimacy, was at the Royal Academy in 1816. He alternated for some years between London and Edinburgh, with some excursions on the Continent, but in 1831 settled in London, and was elected associate of the Royal Academy in 1832. Geddes made his chief success as a portrait painter, but he produced occasional figure subjects and landscapes, and executed some copies of the old masters as well. He was also a good etcher. His portrait of his mother, and a portrait study, called Summer, are in the National Gallery of Scotland, and his portrait of Sir Walter Scott is in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. His portrait of Alexander Oswald of Changue FRSE is held at the Glasgow Museum Resource Centre. He died in London of tuberculosis in 1844. |
| Price | SOLD |
