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Samuel Bough, also known as Sam Bough, was a British artist born in Carlisle in 1822 and died in 1878. Self-taught, he first worked as a scene painter at the Theatre Royal in Manchester. After settling in Glasgow, he continued painting in the evenings alongside his employment at the New Princes Theatre, before being able to devote himself entirely to painting. By the time he settled in Edinburgh again, he had already established himself as a landscape painter.
His work includes oil paintings and watercolours, and encompasses both urban and rural landscapes. Bough was interested in the diversity of atmospheric conditions, from bright days to storms; the spontaneity and freedom of his technique accompany his attention to the passing effects of the sky, particularly clouds and changes in the weather. Harbours and coastal towns recur regularly in his work, with a particular preference for Newhaven Harbour. He also paints the hunting forest of Cadzow, near Hamilton, and produces a series of Italian views. A work entitled Newhaven Harbour on the Firth of Forth is described as executed in pencil and watercolour, with white highlights; it bears the signature “Sam Bough” at the bottom left.
This profile brings together identity references for Samuel Bough and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on cardboard
Vier Landschaftsstudien von Schottland
Öl auf Karton
Catalogue period : 2025-12-02
Published result : 500 CHF
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Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Sommerliche Partie am Meeresstrand.
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 4000 CHF
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Estimate : CHF 5000
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Oil on cardboard
Le temps des moissons
huile sur carton
Catalogue period : 2015-03-11
Published result : 1100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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