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.
1880 - 1902
First works up to the Exchange Street Exhibition in 1902
'The Cotton Tree' 1891 )Philip's dog?)
Fishing boats on Lune dated to 1891
Boat on Shore at Old Hall 1891
'A Rainbow over Niagara Falls' 1893
(Attributed to Philip) Land lighhouse 1899
"November Sunshine' 1899
'Streatley on Thames' 1899
'Clearing Up' 1899
'A Breaking Wave' 1900
'An Iron Barque' 1901
Unknown ship sketch possibly 'Aground' 1901.
Two small upright watercolours 1901
'An Evening in May, Falmouth' 1902
1903 - 1905
Up to the Atkinson Gallery Exhibition in Southport, 1905
'Irish Mail - Conway curve' 1905
Formal photo of 'Irish Mail' 1905.
Preparatory sketch 1 for 'Irish Mail' 1905
Preparatory sketch 2 for 'Irish Mail' 1905
'The Home of the Mediterranean Fleet, Malta 1903
'Latent Power' 1903
Formal photo of 'The Coming Tide' 1904
An Amazon Delta watercolour "Rain" 1905?
'The Ship Graveyard at Falmouth' 1905.
'Xerxes Burning Athens: Flight of the Athenians' 1903
'Columns of the Olypmpieion, Athens' 1903
A Greek fishing boat, no title 1902?
Formal photo 'The Last Days of HMS Marathon' 1905?
'Between the Lamps of Day and Night' 1902
'Home Again' 1902
Cattle on a headland, no title dated, 1905.
Sketch for 'Southport Marine Lake' 1904.
'Southport Marine Lake' 1904
'Across The River' 1905?
'The Fishers of Phaleron' 1903
'Temple of the Wingless Victory' 1902
'Training Brig Getting Under Weigh' 1903 (Philip's spelling)
Greek fishermen no title or date but thought to be Greece painting c1903?
'A Forgotton Lancashire Port' 1905.
'Sketch of Cemlyn Bay' 1905
An Old Gun-Brig 1903
1906 - 1910
Up to the Exhibitions in Manchester and Glasgow, 1910
'Fettling Up' 1906
'The Norwegian Barque' 1906 (?)
'Morning on the Lune' 1909
'Dedicated to the Moon-god, a Temple of 3,000 Years Ago. 1908
Sketch of old lifeboat 1909?
'The Retired Lifeboat' 1909
Sketch for 'The Lune Estuary at Low Water' 1906
'The Lune Estuary at Low Water' 1906
formal photo of 'In Dock' 1908 (Glasson Dock)
'The Pyramids of Gizah' 1909
'A Winter Sunrise' 1908? (As recorded for auction sale)
'A Cornfield' 1909 (As recorded for auction sale)
'An October Morning, Loch-an-Eilan' 1908
Possible sketch for 'Sea Pinks in the Evening c1910.
Possible 'Across the Forest' 1909?
'Sea Pinks' 1908
'A Gleam' 1906
'Back to the Moorings' 1908
'Morning on the Lune' 1906
'Close of a Wet Day' 1906 (later/also called 'The Cotton Tree).
'An Old Moorng Post' 1908
'The Tugboat' 1906
'Twilight view of Sunderland Point' 1906/1910?
Sketch for 'Bella Villa' c1910
'Bella Villa' 1910.
'Thre Sacred Lake, Karnak' 1908?
1911 - 1954
All paintings up to his last works
Old Boats 1935 (?)
The Spell to make the anchor hold 1938 or 1951?
SP A day that has passes 1930/51
Sketch Low Water PTG title SP
Mooring at Sunderland 1950 (?)
In a Highland Forest 1938
A legacy of the west indies trade 1934
Sunset. cornfield with children 1936/1957
Ocean Waves 1951
The Rainbow, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 1912
Town Scar Buoy 1911
Evening tide alternative SP 1933/4 (or 1953)
53. Evening Tide 1934 PTG SP
Dolls House 1921 When my ship comes home
The Isle of Ulysses, Corfu 1936
he Blue Ionian Sea swiming race corfu 1902/1947
Taring the Main Sail 1934
sketch for Town Scar buoy 1910
Paintings not yet identified
The Artists Dog
Calm coastal scene with Sailing boat
Sundial no date SP
Carsaig Isle of Mull
Sailing boat with tug - water colour