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Edition 2026 · 25 artworks Each artwork painted to order
Linnen canvas · Certificaat van echtheid · Wereldwijd verzonden John Guthrie Spence Smith · 1880 – 1951

Bakehouse Close

1941 · Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture, Edinburgh · original 92 x 61 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 1 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

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Self Portrait (recto)

1917 · original 50 x 41 cm

1917 Self Portrait by John Guthrie Spence Smith. Oil painting featuring a contemplative man in warm earth tones & impasto texture. Impressionistic realism – explore this unique artwork!

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 2 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

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Cir Mhor

original 64 x 76 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 3 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

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Same size as the original$28476 × 64 cm Commission at original size

Old Perth Buildings

1932 · original 51 x 61 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 4 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17034 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$23361 × 51 cm Commission at original size

The Croft, Anstruther

1920 · original 40 x 50 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 5 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 28 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$20050 × 40 cm Commission at original size

Abbey Ruins, St Andrews

1929 · original 51 x 61 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 6 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17034 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$23361 × 51 cm Commission at original size

Standing Female Nude

original 92 x 61 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 7 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17025 × 39 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$30661 × 92 cm Commission at original size

Preston Kirk

1920 · original 61 x 51 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 8 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17028 × 35 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$23351 × 61 cm Commission at original size

Near Craigmillar

1948 · original 64 x 77 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 9 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$28677 × 64 cm Commission at original size

Farm Cottages, Ceres

1929 · original 64 x 76 cm

Discover 'Farm Cottages, Ceres' by John Guthrie Spence Smith (1929). An Impressionistic landscape painting of rural tranquility. Oil on canvas – a beautiful piece for art lovers.

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 10 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17036 × 28 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$28476 × 64 cm Commission at original size

Canongate Kirk

1940 · Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture, Edinburgh · original 73 x 77 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 11 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$30677 × 73 cm Commission at original size

John Knox's House, High Street, Edinburgh

1929 · original 76 x 64 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 12 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17029 × 35 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$28464 × 76 cm Commission at original size

Edinburgh Castle

1932 · original 64 x 76 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 13 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17034 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$28476 × 64 cm Commission at original size

Red Roofs

Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton · original 41 x 51 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 14 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 28 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$20251 × 41 cm Commission at original size

Discover 'Springtime at Anworth' by John Guthrie Spence Smith (1934). A serene plein air landscape in loose impressionistic style, featuring thick impasto & earthy tones. Explore this evocative 1930s artwork.

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 15 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 28 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$22858 × 51 cm Commission at original size

Cottages with Red Tiles

1917 · original 61 x 45 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 16 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17027 × 37 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$22245 × 61 cm Commission at original size

Ballachulish Quarries

The Fleming Collection, London · original 64 x 100 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 17 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17034 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$329100 × 64 cm Commission at original size

Ploughing Time

1924 · original 88 x 100 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 18 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17034 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$399100 × 88 cm Commission at original size

French Farmyard near Étaples

1911 · original 50 x 40 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 19 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17028 × 35 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$20040 × 50 cm Commission at original size

Glencoe, Highlands

original 64 x 77 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 20 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$28677 × 64 cm Commission at original size

A Midlothian Farm

1925 · original 64 x 76 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 21 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$28476 × 64 cm Commission at original size

St Monance Kirk

The Fleming Collection, London · original 76 x 102 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 22 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17036 × 27 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$369102 × 76 cm Commission at original size

Taynuilt Church

1950 · original 51 x 60 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 23 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17034 × 29 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$23160 × 51 cm Commission at original size

Craigmillar Castle

1932 · original 72 x 92 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 24 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17035 × 28 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$33692 × 72 cm Commission at original size

Castle

1918 · original 92 x 61 cm

Techniek: Met de hand geschilderd olieverf op linnen canvas
Gemaakt door: Op bestelling, door een professioneel kunstenaar
Popularity: No. 25 of 43 artworks by John Guthrie Spence Smith
Levering: Wereldwijd ongeveer 5 weken

from$17024 × 42 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$30661 × 92 cm Commission at original size

The artist

John Guthrie Spence Smith

1880 – 1951

Snelle feiten

Top-ranked workBakehouse Close
Top 3 worksBakehouse Close, Self Portrait (recto), Cir Mhor
Works on APS43
Art periodModern
Creative periodsearly period
Also known asDummy Smith
Died1951

Biography

John Guthrie Spence Smith: A Visionary of Scottish Landscapes

John Guthrie Spence Smith (1880-1951) remains a quietly significant figure in 20th-century British art, particularly within the rich tapestry of Scottish painting. Born in Perth, Scotland, into a family profoundly shaped by tragedy – his three older brothers succumbed to illness at young ages – Smith’s early life instilled a sensitivity and perhaps an unusual focus on observation. A childhood affliction robbed him of speech and hearing, a circumstance that arguably sharpened his visual perception and fostered a unique way of engaging with the world around him. This formative experience deeply influenced his artistic approach, imbuing his landscapes with a profound sense of stillness and quiet contemplation. Smith’s formal training began at Dundee College of Art, followed by studies at Edinburgh College of Art and the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Life Drawing Classes under the tutelage of Robert Burns and Charles Hodge Mackie. These formative years exposed him to established artistic traditions while simultaneously nurturing his own distinctive style. He quickly distinguished himself as a talented artist, winning several prizes during his time at the RSA, demonstrating an early aptitude for capturing light, atmosphere, and the subtle nuances of the Scottish countryside. Crucially, he became involved with the Edinburgh Group, a collective of artists who challenged academic conventions and sought to forge a new path for modern art in Scotland. This association exposed him to innovative ideas and provided a platform for his work to be seen alongside other emerging talents.

A Distinctive Style: Landscape and Streetscapes

Smith’s artistic output is primarily characterized by meticulously rendered landscapes and evocative street scenes, predominantly depicting the familiar yet subtly transformed vistas of Perthshire, Angus, and the surrounding areas. He wasn't interested in dramatic, sweeping compositions; instead, he favored a measured approach, capturing the quiet dignity of rural life and the understated beauty of everyday settings. His palette was restrained, relying on muted earth tones – ochres, browns, greys, and blues – to create a sense of atmospheric depth and realism. He skillfully employed light and shadow to convey the changing moods of the Scottish weather, imbuing his paintings with a palpable sense of time and place. His work is often described as having a “colourist” quality, echoing the influence of artists like J.M. Whistler, though Smith’s approach was firmly rooted in his own unique vision.

Influences and Artistic Development

Smith's artistic journey reveals a complex interplay of influences. The traditional landscape painting of the Scottish Colourists – particularly their emphasis on capturing the essence of light and colour – undoubtedly shaped his early style. However, he also absorbed elements from Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, evident in his use of broken brushstrokes and his exploration of subjective perception. His time spent in France during World War I, though brief, provided a crucial opportunity to study the works of masters like Monet and Renoir, further expanding his artistic horizons. Following the war, he returned to Scotland, continuing to develop his distinctive style while maintaining close ties with the Edinburgh art community. His later work demonstrates an increasing confidence and maturity, reflecting a deeper understanding of both his subject matter and his own artistic voice.

Legacy and Recognition

Despite not achieving widespread fame during his lifetime, John Guthrie Spence Smith’s contribution to Scottish art is now increasingly recognized. His paintings are held in public collections across Scotland, including those of Glasgow, Paisley, Perth, and Greenock Museums, testament to the enduring quality of his work. His membership in the Royal Scottish Academy and his association with the Edinburgh Group cemented his place within a pivotal period of artistic innovation in Scotland. Smith’s legacy lies not only in his beautiful paintings but also in his quiet determination to pursue his artistic vision despite significant personal challenges. He represents a compelling example of an artist who found solace and expression through observation, capturing the essence of Scottish life with remarkable sensitivity and skill. His work continues to resonate with viewers today, offering a glimpse into a bygone era and a profound appreciation for the beauty of the Scottish landscape.

Further Resources

Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/smith-john-guthrie-spence-18801951
Fleming Collection: https://www.flemingcollection.com/copy-of-spencer-richard-b
Glasgow Museums Collections Online: https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=8890;type=701
askART: https://www.askart.com/artist/john_guthrie_spence/11071253/john_guthrie_spence.aspx?alert=info

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