Long time readers of this blog will know of my interest in the International Exhibitions held in Glasgow (1888, 1901,) the Scottish National Exhibition of 1911 and the Empire Exhibition of 1938.

Hence I was delighted to see this painting of the main building by William J Kennedy of the 1901 Exhibition on display at the Hunterian Art Gallery when we visited:-

Charles Rennie Mackintosh submitted designs for some of that Exhibition’s buildings (as well as for the 1911 one) as noted in this :-

And of course this picture of Dumbarton Rock and the River Clyde was irresistible:-

Then there was this one by my favourite impressionist painter, Alfred Sisley, one of a series he painted of the church at Moret:-

Portrait of a child by Henry Rayburn:-

Not to mention a couple of Old Masters, The Entombment by Rembrandt:-

and the one that stood out from across the room, Head of an Old Man by Rubens. It’s absolutely stunning:-

In the room above the Mackintosh house at the Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow (posts passim) are designs by Mackintosh which were intended for other people’s homes.

Furniture:-

Bedroom furniture. This was commissioned by a couple for a house in England:-

Stool + storage:-

An unusual table designed for William Douglas:-

Desk and cupboards:-

Desk:-

Desk inlay detail:-

Bookcases, fireplace with Margaret Mcdonald Frieze above:-

Wall cupboards:-

Wallpaper & stand (Margaret Mcdonald picture?):-

Interior staircase (somewhat marred by modern fire extinguisher):-

Bed, bedside cabinet and light:-

Bedroom cupboards:-

Bedroom fireplace:-

Metal cartouche on fireplace:-

Stained glass in Mackintosh style:-

Standing Mirror:-

Below are photos of the reconstructed interior of the Glasgow house of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Mcdonald inside the Hunterian Art Gallery, Hillhead Street, Glasgow (see previous post.)

Entrance Hall, Mackintosh House, Hunterian Art Gallery:-

Hall mirror:-

Off the hall is the Dining Room  whos efirniture is reminiscent of the dining room in Hill House which Mackintosh designed for the publisher Walter Blackie:-

A room at the Hunterian Art Gallery displayed some drawings Charles Rennie Mackintosh made for various projects.

Das Speise Zimmer. Mackintosh may have been designed for a Vienna exhibition around 1900:-

Othe rdrawings:-

The below have more of the feel of Margaret Mcdonald about them:-

Before reaching the reconstruction of the interior of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Mcdonald’s Glasgow house at the Hunterian Art Gallery there are some other Mackintosh exhibits to see.

Model of unbuilt house. (This bears many similarities to Hill House in Helensburgh):-

Candlesticks designedby Charles Rennie Mackintosh:-

Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed cutlery:-

book covers. Mackintosh designed many of these for the publisher Blackie:-

Poster and Stair Hanging:-

Windows and hangings:-

Tapestry:-

Chandelier, tapestry and fireplace:-

Pottery collections:-

Glassware:-

This week I visited Dundee’s McManus Art Gallery and Museum to see the exhibition A Weather Eye. I got to it late. It finishes on Sunday 11/5/25: tomorrow!

Each painting was accompanied on its information board by a Scots word to do with weather or the image depicted.

The quality and interest of course varied.

My highlights were:-

Island by James Howie; accompanied by the word ‘loom’.

Alec Grieve’s Sunset on the Tay; ‘gloamin’.

Storm at Sea Remembered by Jon Schueler; ‘doister’.

The Tay Road Bridge by James McIntosh Patrick; ‘braw’.

Stanley Cursiter’s Rain on Princes Street; ‘evendoon’.

The above were all available to look at on the website Art UK.

The one below wasn’t; so here’s my photo of it.

William Cadenhead’s New Snow, Catlaw; ‘owerblaw’.

Coendersborg is a country estate in the village of Nuis in the Dutch province of Groningen.

Estate house:-

The hall:-

Painting in above photo:-

Fireplace in another room:-

Latin motto on a wall:-

Painting of house:-