About this artwork
Pringle studied and practised painting on a part-time basis while he ran an optician’s business in Glasgow. He painted this work when he was living in Gartcosh, a village located to the east of the city. He used small, distinct brushstrokes of colour that blend together when seen from a distance. This technique shows his awareness of post-impressionist art. In this way, there are parallels between Pringle and some of his London-based artists like Spencer Gore.
Updated July 2022
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artist:John Quinton Pringle (1864 - 1925) Scottish
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title:Poultry Yard, Gartcosh
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date created:1906
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:63.70 x 76.40 cm; Framed: 82.20 x 95.00 x 9.00 cm
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credit line:Presented by Mr James Meldrum 1948
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accession number:GMA 37
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
John Quinton Pringle
John Quinton Pringle
Pringle was born in the East End of Glasgow. He left school at the age of twelve and was apprenticed to an optician, establishing his own shop in Glasgow in 1896. Although he worked full-time until 1923, Pringle took evening classes at Glasgow School of Art from 1885. He seldom exhibited and...