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Upper Half of Male Nude

Artist: Armour, George Denholm · 1864-1949

Armour was a student in the RSA Life School every year from 1883-4 to 1887-8 inc.
In 1884 he was awarded a prize for being equal second best painting from the life (The Chalmers Prize) and shared the Keith Prize (for best work of a student in the annual exhibition) with Tom Scott. In 1885 he came first equal in the Chalmers Prize (sharing with J Denovan Adam). In 1886 he took the Chalmers prize and again shared the Keith Prize (with Robert Duddingston Herdman). In 1887 he took the Stuart Prize. The Visitors to the RSA Life School during his time were; J M Barclay; William McTaggart; Robert Gibb and W E Lockhart (1883-4); J M Barclay; Robert Gibb; W E Lockhart and Otto Leyde (1884-5); J M Barclay; [Robert Gibb]; W E Lockhart and Otto Leyde (1885-6); J M Barclay; Robert Gibb; W E Lockhart and Otto Leyde (1886-7) and Robert Gibb; W E Lockhart; Otto Leyde and W D McKay (1887-8).