The Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland

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Stephen Catterson Smith the younger , Irish, 1849-1912

Title

Date1889

MediumWatercolour on paper

Dimensions

12.6 x 21.8 cm

Signedleft: 13th August 1889

Credit LinePresented, Mrs E. Catterson Smith, 1913

Object numberNGI.6370

DescriptionThe Cuillin is a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The Cuillin Hills are designated a National Scenic area in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin, which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan. The mountains rise up dramatically from the sea creating formidable, enclosed sea lochs, with the absence of foothills enhancing their vast scale. Many iconic views of Scotland are centred here, whether Sgurr nan Gillean soaring above Sligachan, Loch Scavaig and the Cuillin ridge from Elgol, or Bla Bheinn above Torrin. Catterson Smith Jr. painted regularly in Scotland and exhibited both Scottish and Irish landscapes regularly at the Royal Hibernian Academy. In this view he captures the Cuillin range from a distance.
Inscriptionalong left edge of sheet, in graphite: Aug 13 89 Cuillin Hills Skye