British Impressionism - James Kay (65 works)

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James Kay was born on October 22, 1858 in the town of Lamlash on the Isle of Erran, in the family of an officer in the Royal Navy. Studied at the Glasgow School of Art. Originally a landscape painter, Kay became famous primarily for his work on “shipping” themes. His original style was developed by him under the strong influence of European impressionism of the 80s. XIX century

Since the late 1880s. He works actively in the visual arts and soon gains recognition as an artist in continental Europe. Thus, in 1894, Kaye exhibited at the Salon de Paris (the official regular exhibition of the Parisian Academy of Fine Arts), and in 1895 he received a memorial award from La Libre Esthétique in Brussels. In 1903, his painting “Work and Dirt” was awarded a silver medal by the Society of Friends of Art in Rouen, while another, “North River”, won a gold medal at the Paris Salon. In 1907, his work The Launching of the Lusitania was acquired by the Glasgow Corporation for the city's art collection.

James Kay was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters and Watercolorists (RSW) in 1906 and the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) in 1938. He was also a member of the Glasgow Painting Club, where he exhibited regularly.