* HOWARD BUTTERWORTH (SCOTTISH b. 1945) THE RIVER DEE (ROYAL DEESIDE)

oil on canvas, signed
framed

image size 60cm x 90cm, overall size 77cm x 107cm

Provenance: We are grateful to The Butterworth Gallery for confirming: "the location is Royal Deeside Aberdeenshire probably painted in in the late 80's and early 90's. The River - Is the River Dee from the South Deeside Road between Aboyne and Dinnet, just before the sawmill with Morven and has a wee cottage and views of the gliding strip fields". The typical gallery price for a Howard Butterworth of these dimensions is in excess of £9000.
Note: Born in Rochdale in 1945, Howard Butterworth is a renowned Scottish artist who has lived and painted professionally in Northern Scotland since 1968. Howard captures the atmospheric light and colours of Scotland especially around Balmoral, Royal Deeside, Cairngorms National Park and the Scottish Highlands. Capturing the moods and seasons as only an Aberdeenshire-based artist painting outdoors can, Butterworth paints 'en plein air' and he describes his style of painting as "emotional realism". He conveys the sense of being in a particular place at a particular moment in time and the experience and feeling of Nature's constantly changing colours and light. Howard Butterworth paintings are held in private and corporate collections worldwide, particularly his paintings of Scotland including those of native birchwoods, Caledonian pine forests, heather covered moorland, snow-capped mountains and the lively waters and bridges of Royal Deeside. Howard Butterworth's patrons include private and corporate buyers with several paintings featuring in the Royal Collections of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother who closely supported him over the years. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 19th January 2023 lot 85 "Loch Kinord" a significantly smaller (50 x 75cm) oil by Howard Butterworth, from the same private collection, sold for £1550 (hammer).