John Duncan RSA RSW (British, 1866-1945) The Shining Land 48.5 x 73.3 cm. (19 1/8 x 28 7/8 in.)John Duncan RSA RSW (British, 1866-1945)The Shining Land signed 'John Duncan' (lower left)watercolour48.5 x 73.3 cm. (19 1/8 x 28 7/8 in.)"There are many subjects in Gaelic lore, much of longing desire and regrets. Longing for impossible paradise beyond the seas. Unending voyages on stormy seas seeking 'The Land of Light', The Shining Land." -from Gaelic Mythology.ProvenanceSale; Tennants, Leyburn, 15 July 2017, lot 15Private collection, UKExhibitedGlasgow, The Royal Glasgow Institute, 1933, cat.no.618Stirling, Smith Institute, Stirling Fine Art Association Exhibition, Spring 1938LiteratureJohn Kemplay, The Paintings of John Duncan; A Scottish Symbolist, Pomegranate Artbooks, San Fransisco, 1994, illustrated p13