Philip T. Gilchrist
Gallery of Paintings
Postcard showing Dolphin House designed by Philip in 1913 where he lived and worked for many years.
Philip Thomson Gilchrist (1865-1956) lived at Sunderland Point for more than 50 years. He was a fine painter of marine subjects, landscapes and classical themes. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. He was a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and both Manchester and Liverpool Academies. Examples of Philip’s works can be found in the collections of many public art galleries.
He worked closely and developed a lifelong friendship with the famous British painter William Wells during his years at Sunderland Point in the early 1900s.
A full biography of Philip be found here
These images are copyright to the estate of Philip Gilchrist and have been reproduced with the permission of the Gilchrist family. They must not be copied without express permission.
Sunderland Point
1. A Forgotten Lancashire Port (Sunderland on the Lune) 1905
2. Back to the Moorings
3. Estuary Scene 1934
4. Similar to 3. Date unclear 19--
5. 1891 (boat on shore at Old Hall)
6. No info (SP??)
7. Plover Scar buoy (prep for larger work?)
8. Town Scar Buoy 1911
9. No info (sundial at Old Hall)
10. The Point from a Sea Pink Marsh (1917?)
11. 1891 No info
12. Low Water
13. (Mooring Post) no info
14. 1903 no info
15. No info (SP from Bazil P)
16. The Lune estuary from Overton Vicarage. Exhibition date 1909.
17. A hound under the Easel , by the Shore
18. Torn label '-- the Lune' 1905 (watercolour)
19. dated 1891, no other information,
20. Close of a wet day. Possibly 1894
21. Child of Hale
22. The Land Lighthouse
23. Unknown date and title. View of SP
24. Lune Estuary with Sailing boat
25. Moonlit scene Sunderland Point
Other Paintings
1. 62 No other info
2. No info
3. No information
4. Ocean Waves
5. No information, suspect Scotland.
6. 1900 No other info
7. 1899 Guess Scotland
8. 1903 An old Gun-brig
9. No info
10. No info. probably Scotland
11. No info
12. No info
13. No info
14. The Isle of Ulysses, Corfu
15. A coastal scene at low tide
16. Boats in an Estuary
17. Clearing up.
18. Loch-an-Eilan c1902-1910
19.. Maritime Scene with Sailing Ships - pair. Watercolour
20.Temple of the Wingless Victory 1902.
21. View of Gaza
22. Xerxes Burning Athens: Flight of the Athenians
23. A Gleam
24. A Rainbow over Niagara Falls 1893
25. An Evening in May, Falmouth 1902
26. Bella Villa (home of the artists parents near Manchester)
27. Boats at Corfu, the Race 1943
28. Streatly-on-Thames 1898
29. Taring the Main Sail 1934
30. Carsaig, Isle of Mull
31. 1922 'When my ship comes home' Miniature painting for the Queen's Dolls House, a commission. Courtesy Royal Collection Trust
32. Fishermen at dusk, possibly early 1900s? from a sale in the USA
33. The Loch
34. Southport Marine Lake 1904
35. The Rainbow, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
36. Calm coastal Scene with Sailing boat
37. A Winter Sunrise?
38. Cattle on a Headland
39. Harvest Scene
40. Latent Power Valetta Harbour 1902
41. Valetta Harbour, Malta with Warships
42. Sailing Boat with Tug, Watercolour
43. Sketch of Cemlyn Bay ?