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James Torrington Bell
James Torrington Bell: Before The Sun Sets James Torrington Bell (1892 – 1970) was a British artist known for evocative landscape paintings of Scotland & Wales. Explore his serene scenes of Braes of Downie, Cairngorms & Glamis. He lived in Leven and Carnoustie for most of his life, had no formal training as an artist and didn’t really pursue it seriously until he was in his forties. He was a career banker, and a golfer who played off s
cratch for over 50 years. He’s always stood a step away from the art establishment, and there’s no substantive biography, so much so, that his date of birth is stated eight years apart in a range of places. Roger Spence pieces together, as best he can, the artist’s story. He’s seen much of what’s available in the public domain, but there are huge gaps. We hear what he knows and what he’s guessed. James Torrington Bell was born in Leve…