James Kay (artist)

James Kay
Black-and-white photographic profile portrait of a man in his forties, with a strong nose, moustache, receding hair, in a suit with his arms folded.
James Kay, sometime prior to 1909
Born1858
Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Died1942
Portincaple, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Notable workRiver of the North, Launch of the Lusitania
AwardsGold medal, Paris Salon 1903

James Kay (22 October 1858 - 26 September 1942) was a Scottish artist notable for his paintings of the landscapes and shipping around the River Clyde. Born on the Isle of Arran, Kay spent much of his working life with a studio in Glasgow and living at Portincaple on Loch Long in Argyll and Bute. He was elected to the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) in 1906 and to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1938. He had one daughter, artist Violet McNeish Kay.