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Paul Behan

Rare childhood picture of celebrated Ayrshire artist uncovered thousands of miles away in New Zealand museum

An early family photo of a celebrated Ayrshire painter has been discovered thousands of miles away in a New Zealand museum.

George Henry’s paintings included depictions of striking landscapes, symbolic folk tales, Japanese themes and society portraits.

Born in Irvine in 1858, at the brewery on the Low Green, Henry later studied at the Glasgow School of Art and joined the circle of painters known as 'The Glasgow Boys' – a group which included John Lavery, Joseph Crawhall and James Guthrie.

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