Description
Artist: Thomas Bromley Blacklock. (1863-1903). Scottish.
Title: ”In The Fairy Wood”.
Signed. and dated 1903. Oil on canvas. Exstensively inscribed on labels verso.
Provenance: Exhibited The Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Doig, Wilson & Wheatley. Private collection North Yorkshire.
Size: 23”x 33”. Framed size: 34”x 45”.
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Thomas Bromley Blacklock was born in 1863 in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and tragically died in 1903 at the young age of 40 when this handsome and extremely gifted man drowned himself in The Clyde.
The son of the English teacher at Kirkcudbright Academy, Thomas was trained in painting in Edinburgh, working mainly in pen and ink and later in oils in East Lothian before returning to Kirkcudbright. He was inspired by the local landscapes which feature in much of his work and he captures their haunting beauty perfectly. At some point he began to include children and fairies in the scenes and some of his later works allude to Galloway folklore. This does not detract from the landscapes but only adds to the enchanting quality. It is easy to imagine that he felt happy in such places and was cheered by the presence of the children and fairies while working alone in solitude.
His last residence was at Church Place, Kirkcudbright which became well known as something of an artist”s community with William Stewart MacGeorge and E A Hornel also working there.
There is little recorded about Thomas and we know almost nothing of what torment drove him to end his life when he was at the height of his artistic development. Apparently he suffered a severe spinal ailment which is believed to have made his life intolerable. He lies buried in Kirkcudbright Cemetery.
His work was exhibited The Royal Academy; The Royal Scottish Academy; Aberdeen Artists” Society; Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; Liverpool.