{"title":"Houston RWS, Robert (1981–1942)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Houston RSW (1981–1942) was born in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire and studied at Glasgow School of Art. He specialised in landscapes of the coasts and lochans of the west of Scotland and western isles. He was also a noted aquatintist and designed and executed railway posters, which particularly suited his sense of design and use of solid colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHouston was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1936. He exhibited widely, showing at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours, and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"robert-houston-rws-castle-stalker-argyll-scotland-early-c20th-etching-print-ka-826","title":"Robert Houston RWS, Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland – early C20th etching print","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original early 20th-century etching print, Robert Houston RWS, Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully tranquil image by Robert Houston RSW (1881–1942). Characteristically, Houston uses a strong sense of form, dark and light, to give power to his subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Houston RSW (1881–1942) was born in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire and studied at Glasgow School of Art. He specialised in landscapes of the coasts and lochans of the west of Scotland and western isles. He was also a noted aquatintist and designed and executed railway posters, which particularly suited his sense of design and use of solid colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHouston was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1936. He exhibited widely, showing at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours, and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlate size: 9.7 x 13.8cm. Sheet size: 14.4 x 23cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020489748809,"sku":"KA-826","price":52.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-826.jpg?v=1743514556"}],"url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/en-eu\/collections\/houston-rws-robert-1981-1942.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}