# George Houston artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-09T09:57:03.000Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1869-01-20
- Death date: 1947-10-05
- Nationality: Scottish, British
- Movements: Scottish landscape painting
- Common media: oil painting, watercolour

## About George Houston

George Houston (1869–1947) was a Scottish landscape painter born in Dalry, North Ayrshire, who spent most of his life in the region he depicted. Working in both oil and watercolour, he built a prolific practice centred on the scenery of Argyll and Ayrshire — lochs, glens, coastlines, and rural countryside. His memberships in the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA), the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI), and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) reflect the professional recognition he earned during his career. Houston's paintings of Loch Awe, Loch Lomond, Loch Fyne, and the Crinan area are among his most characteristic works, and his output appears regularly in British and Scottish art auctions.

## Common works and media

Houston's most commonly encountered works are oil paintings and watercolours of Scottish landscapes. Typical subjects include views of Loch Awe, Loch Lomond, and Loch Fyne; Highland cattle in pastoral settings; Ayrshire farmsteads and country lanes; bluebell woods; and coastal scenes around Crinan and the Argyll shoreline. He also painted castle ruins such as Ardchonnel Castle on Loch Awe. Works range from small cabinet-sized watercolours to larger exhibition-scale oils.

## Market and appraisal context

George Houston's work appears frequently at auction, with over 500 recorded lots. His oil landscapes of west-coast Scottish lochs and Argyll scenes tend to attract the strongest interest. Watercolours and smaller works are also common. Valuation depends on medium, size, subject specificity, condition, and provenance. Works with clear signatures, Scottish gallery labels, or exhibition histories are more desirable. Collectors should note that Houston's prolific output means a wide range of quality exists, and expert review is recommended for attribution.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from library authority files and institutional databases with auction records, sale dates, realised prices, and comparable lot data when those records are available. This page draws on the Library of Congress Name Authority, Getty ULAN, VIAF, RKD, and Wikidata for biographical facts, supplemented by auction-market signals from the Invaluable database.

## Sources

- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97880438
- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/39988
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/75620582/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500003077
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5540769
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Houston_(painter)